Prevalence of mental and behavioural disorders in ethiopian children

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 308-311

  Ashenafi, Y ^a   Kebede, D ^a,c   Desta, M ^b   Alem, A ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Amanuel Psychiatric Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^c NONE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035542153     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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