Ethnic differences in children's socioemotional difficulties: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 95-106

  Zilanawala, Afshin ^a   Sacker, Amanda ^a   Nazroo, James ^b   Kelly, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Millennium cohort study; Socioemotional difficulties

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; BANGLADESHI; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; PAKISTANI; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOEMOTIONAL DIFFICULTY; AFRICA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

BANGLADESH; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; PAKISTAN;

AFRICA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PAKISTAN; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84928726894     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.04.012     Document Type: Article

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