The Prevalence of Psychological Morbidity in West Bank Palestinian Children

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-63

  Zakrison, Tanya L ^a   Shahen, Amira ^b   Mortaja, Shaban ^b   Hamel, Paul A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Occupied territories; Palestinian children; Psychological morbidity; Rutter A2 scale; West Bank

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0842321864     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900110     Document Type: Article

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