Posttraumatic stress among children in Kurdistan

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 884-888

  Ahmad, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK   (Iraq)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Checklist stress profile; Childhood stress; Kurdistan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 44849118808     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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