Impact of the mining industry on the mental health of landholders and rural communities in southwest Queensland

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-37

  Hossain, Delwar ^a   Gorman, Don ^a   Chapelle, Betti ^b   Mann, Wayne ^b   Saal, Rod ^c   Penton, Geoff ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Rhealth   (Australia)

^c AgAssist   (Australia)

^d Queensland Murray Darling Committee   (Australia)

Author keywords

landholders; mental health; mining; rural communities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MINING; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84874605624     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856212460287     Document Type: Article

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