Social geography and rural mental health research
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Social geography and rural mental health research.
The study of mental health in the rural context has moved beyond simple notions of what defines rurality. Researchers in the field of rural mental health have realized that what constitutes ‘rural’ in terms of its impact on the mental health and wellbeing of rural residents entails more than physical geography and spatial localities. They have expressed the need to progress the agenda for rural...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rural and Remote Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1445-6354
DOI: 10.22605/rrh804