Prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems among 6-12 year old children in Egypt

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-14

  Elhamid, Asmaa Abd ^a   Howe, Amanda ^b   Reading, Richard ^b  

^a Minia General Hospital   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Developing countries; Egypt; Emotional and behavioural disorders; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 59349112342     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0394-1     Document Type: Article

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