Psychopathology among children and adolescents in child welfare: A comparison across different types of placement in Flanders, Belgium

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-359

  Janssens, A ^a   Deboutte, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ZNA University Centre Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE STRUCTURE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 77950216270     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.086371     Document Type: Article

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