Children of the troubles: The impact of political violence in Northern Ireland

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 453-468

  Muldoon, Orla T ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 7444226303     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2004.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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