Retrospective recall of childhood psychopathology

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-88

  Holmshaw, Janet ^a,c   Simonoff, Emily ^b  

^a Child and Family Psychiatry Unit

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood behaviour disorders; Longitudinal studies; Recall; Retrospective studies; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002992216     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1234-988X(199607)6:2<79::AID-MPR154>3.3.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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