A prevalence study on internalizing problems among primary school children in Hong Kong

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 779-790

  Siu, Angela F Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Child Behavior Checklist; Internalizing problems; Parent Child Relationship Questionnaire; Prevalence; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149118044     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9189-y     Document Type: Article

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