The mental health of immigrant and refugee children and adolescents: A case of public policy confusion

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 177, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 404-405

  Minas, I Harry ^a,b   Sawyer, Susan M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DETENTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS;

EID: 0037152945     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04875.x     Document Type: Editorial

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