Psychiatric Morbidity among Street Children in Duhok
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Psychiatric Morbidity Among Street Children in Duhok
BACKGROUND Due, in part, to family constraints in dealing with the economical burden of raising a family, a wave of street children is sweeping the developing world. Such children are prone to both somatic and mental illnesses. This is the first ever study that has been conducted to explore the psychopathology among street children in the Duhok Governorate. METHODS The study was conducted bet...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1179-5565,1179-5565
DOI: 10.4137/cmped.s13505