Academic performance of school children with behavioural disorders in Uyo, Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-158

  Akpan, M U ^a   Ojinnaka, N C ^b   Ekanem, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Behavioural disorders; School children

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHER;

ABSENTEEISM; ACHIEVEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; SCHOOLS;

EID: 78049482740     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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