Seeking asylum in Denmark: Refugee children's mental health and exposure to violence

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-237

  Montgomery, Edith ^a   Foldspang, Anders ^a,b  

^a Rehabiliterings og Forskningscentret for Torturofre   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Human rights; Mental health; Refugee; Violence

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SLEEP; TORTURE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE EAST; REFUGEES; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 25844497027     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki059     Document Type: Article

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