Mental disorders in foster children: A study of prevalence, comorbidity and risk factors

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lehmann, Stine ^a,d   Havik, Odd E ^a   Havik, Toril ^b   Heiervang, Einar R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Regional Office for Children and Family Affairs   (Norway)

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EID: 84887872524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-7-39     Document Type: Article

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