Impact of family type and family quality on child behavior problems: A longitudinal study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1357-1365

  Najman, J M ^a   Behrens, B C ^a   Andersen, M ^a   Bor, W ^a   O'Callaghan, M ^a   Williams, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child mental health child behavior problems; Family quality; Family type

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030764909     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199710000-00017     Document Type: Article

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