Children on the homefront: The experience of children from military families

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Chandra, Anita ^a   Lara Cinisomo, Sandraluz ^a   Jaycox, Lisa H ^a   Tanielian, Terri ^a   Burns, Rachel M ^a   Ruder, Teague ^a   Han, Bing ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Deployment; Emotional health; Military youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TELEPHONE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 74049139593     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1180     Document Type: Article

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