Orphans of the AIDS epidemic: An examination of clinical level problems of children

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 585-591

  Pelton, Jennifer ^a   Forehand, Rex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Orphans; Problem behaviors

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; ORPHANAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19344367857     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000157551.71831.57     Document Type: Article

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