Social determinants of health and health outcomes in men and fathers with mental health issues

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-91

  Montgomery, Phyllis ^a   Brown, Stephanie A ^b   Forchuk, Cheryl ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Housing; Men; Mental illness; Quantitative secondary analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551619459     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2010.522927     Document Type: Article

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