Common patterns of service use in children's mental health

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-57

  Lambert, E Warren ^a   Brannan, Ana Maria ^a   Breda, Carolyn ^a   Heflinger, Craig Anne ^a   Bickman, Leonard ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's mental health services; Utilization; patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005729601     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-7189(97)00044-x     Document Type: Article

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