Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 41-47 , January 2010

Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems in 4–5-Year-Old Children: Australian Population Study

  • Elise Davis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elise Davis, PhD, McCaughey Centre, VicHealth Centre for the Promotion of Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, School of Population Health, Level 5, 207 Bouverie St, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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  • Michael G. Sawyer, PhD, MBBS
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  • Sing Kai Lo, PhD
    • ,
  • Naomi Priest, PhD
    • ,
  • Melissa Wake, MD

Received 30 October 2007 ,Accepted 25 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.08.007

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 41-47 , January 2010

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