Parental HIV/AIDS status and death, and children's psychological wellbeing

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Doku, Paul N ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Department of Human Development and Psychology   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GHANA; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 78649719141     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-3-26     Document Type: Article

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