Psychiatric disorder among British children looked after by local authorities: Comparison with children living in private households

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 190, Issue APR., 2007, Pages 319-325

  Ford, Tamsin ^a   Vostanis, Panos ^b   Meltzer, Howard ^a   Goodman, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHANAGES; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34147193068     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.025023     Document Type: Article

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