Mental health among former child soldiers and never-abducted children in Northern Uganda

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Moscardino, Ughetta ^a   Scrimin, Sara ^a   Cadei, Francesca ^a   Altoè, Gianmarco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOLDIER; UGANDA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UGANDA; WAR;

EID: 84861040592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/367545     Document Type: Article

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