Armed conflict and child mental health

Affiliations

¹ Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), London, UK.
² Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Derby, UK.

Editorial

Emma Pritchard et al. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2017.

. 2017 Aug 31;1(1):e000087.

doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000087. eCollection 2017.

¹ Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), London, UK.
² Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Derby, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: children's rights; comm child health; psychology.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Obtained.

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