Conceptualising the mental health of rural women: A social work and health promotion perspective

Rural Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-362

  Harvey, Desley ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Mental health; Rural women; Social work; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650065409     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.19.4.353     Document Type: Article

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