Erratum to: Intervention effectiveness among war-affected children: A cluster randomized controlled trial on improving mental health (Journal of Traumatic Stress, (2012), 25, 3, (288-298), 10.1002/jts.21707);Intervention effectiveness among war-affected children: A cluster randomized controlled trial on improving mental health

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-298

  Qouta, Samir R ^a   Palosaari, Esa ^b   Diab, Marwan ^c,d   Punamäki, Raija Leena ^b,d  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c Gaza Community Mental Health Programme   (Palestine)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ARABS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE EAST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WAR;

EID: 84862765383     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.22225     Document Type: Erratum

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