Assessing the Impact of Violence and War on Youth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 275-283

  Song, Suzan ^a   Shaheen, Mohammed ^b  

^a Asian Americans for Community Involvement   (United States)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Low income countries; Mental health; Research; War affected youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880060846     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-013-9204-3     Document Type: Editorial

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