Children's perceptions of negative events in Northern Ireland: A ten year study

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-41

  Muldoon, O T ^a   Trew, K ^b   McWhirter, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Health Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's worries; Northern Ireland; Political conflict; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 0031946404     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007870050043     Document Type: Article

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