Promoting mental health and psychosocial well-being in children affected by political violence: Part II-expanding the evidence base

Handbook of Resilience in Children of War

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 29-38

  Tol, Weiste A ^a,b   Jordans, Mark J D ^b,c   Kohrt, Brandon A ^d   Betancourt, Theresa S ^e,f   Komproe, Ivan H ^b,g  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85011998104     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6375-7_3     Document Type: Chapter

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