Social support and age influence distress outcomes differentially across urban, regional and remote Australia: An exploratory study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Allen, Joanne ^a   Inder, Kerry J ^a,b   Lewin, Terry J ^a   Attia, John ^b,c   Kelly, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged 55 and over; Psychological distress; Rural health; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84867895198     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-928     Document Type: Article

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