Flisher, Alan John

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University of Cape TownSelected Results of the "Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders" Study Alan John Flisher M.Sc. (Clinical Psychology), M.Med. (Psychiatry), Ph.D. (Cape Town); F.C.Psych. (S.A.); D.C.H. (S.A.) Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health University of Cape Town Senior Specialist Child and Family Unit Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Philosophy in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Univer'sity of Cape Town December 2001          The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgement of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non-commercial research purposes only.  Published by the University of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author.  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