Children's specific fears

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 781-789

  Meltzer, H ^a   Vostanis, P ^b   Dogra, N ^b   Doos, L ^a   Ford, T ^c   Goodman, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Greenwood Institute of Child Health   (United Kingdom)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEAR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70350557354     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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