Emotional and Behavioural Problems Among Refugee Children and Adolescents Living in South Australia

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-148

  Ziaian, Tahereh ^a   de Anstiss, Helena ^a   Antoniou, Georgia ^b   Baghurst, Peter ^b   Sawyer, Michael ^b  

^a Division of Health Sciences   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional and behavioural problems; Refugee children and adolescents; Service utilisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875543518     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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