A population-based assessment of women's mental health and attitudes toward women's human rights in Afghanistan.

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Published in J Womens Health (Larchmt) on September 18, 2003

Authors

Lynn L Amowitz1, Michele Heisler, Vincent Iacopino

Author Affiliations

1: Physicians for Human Rights, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, USA. Lamowitz@phrusa.org

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