A systematic review of factors influencing the psychological health of conflict-affected populations in low- and middle-income countries

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 814-829

  Roberts, Bayard ^a   Browne, John ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

conflict; determinants; mental health; psychological; systematic review; war

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; INTERNET; MARRIAGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIOLENCE; AGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; WAR;

AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 84857093077     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.511625     Document Type: Review

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