Multi-informant reports of mental health in Swedish-born children of immigrants and children born to non-immigrants - the SESBiC-study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  deKeyser, Linda ^a   Svedin, Carl G ^a   Agnafors, Sara ^a   Bladh, Marie ^a   Sydsjö, Gunilla ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children of immigrants; Mental health; Multi informant; Second generation; SESBiC study

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NON IMMIGRANT; PARENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; TEACHER;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FACULTY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84899639204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-95     Document Type: Article

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