Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems in 4-5-Year-Old Children: Australian Population Study

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Davis, Elise ^a   Sawyer, Michael G ^a   Lo, Sing Kai ^a   Priest, Naomi ^a   Wake, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; psychopathology; risk factors; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHER;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 74249116731     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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