Emotional and behavioral problems among male Saudi schoolchildren and adolescents prevalence and risk factors

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Abdel Fattah, Moataz M ^a   Asal, Abdel Rahman A ^a   Al Asmary, Saeed M ^a   Al Helali, Nabil S ^a   Al Jabban, Tawfiq M ^a   Arafa, Mostafa A ^b  

^a AL HADA ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavioral; Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL); Emotional; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENINGITIS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2342608475     PISSN: 14331055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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