Vietnamese parental perceptions of child and adolescent mental illness

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1302-1309

  McKelvey, Robert S ^a,b   Baldassar, Loretta V ^a   Sang, David L ^a   Roberts, Lynne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child psychopathology; Parental perceptions; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIET NAM;

EID: 0032858219     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199910000-00020     Document Type: Article

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