Ethnic variations in children's problem behaviors: A cross-sectional, developmental study of Hawaii school children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 567-575

  Loo, Sandra K ^a,b   Rapport, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Cross cultural; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; School; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031899145     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963098002261     Document Type: Article

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