The association between armed conflict, violence and mental health: A cross sectional study comparing two populations in Cundinamarca department, Colombia

Conflict and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Londoño, Alicia ^a   Romero, Perla ^a   Casas, Germán ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Armed conflict; Colombia; Guasca; Guatavita; Mental health; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875340900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-6-12     Document Type: Article

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