The israel survey of mental health among adolescents: Aims and methods

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 244-253

  Mansbach Kleinfeld, Ivonne ^a   Levinson, Daphna ^a   Farbstein, Ilana ^b   Apter, Alan ^c   Levav, Itzhak ^a   Kanaaneh, Rasim ^b   Stein, Nechama ^a   Erhard, Rachel ^d   Palti, Hava ^e   Khwaled, Razek ^a   Ponizovsky, Alexander M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b Ziv Hospital   (Israel)

^c Schneider Center for Children in Israel   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 79551542829     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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