Impact of exposure to conflict, tsunami and mental disorders on school absenteeism: Findings from a national sample of Sri Lankan children aged 12-17 years

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Siriwardhana, Chesmal ^a,b   Pannala, Gayani ^b   Siribaddana, Sisira ^b,c   Sumathipala, Athula ^a,b   Stewart, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Research and Development Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SRI LANKA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SRI LANKA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84878631518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-560     Document Type: Article

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