Estimnates of the Prevalence of Childhood Maladjustment in a Community Survey in Puerto Rico: The Use of Combined Measures

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 1120-1126

  Bird, Hector R ^a   Canino, Glorisa ^b   Rubio Stipec, Maritza ^b   Gould, Madelyn S ^a   Ribera, Julio ^b   Sesman, Myrna ^b   Woodbury, Michel ^b   Huertas Goldman, Sara ^b   Pagan, Annette ^b   Sanchez Lacay, Arturo ^b   Moscoso, Margarita ^b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUERTO RICO; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024260882     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1988.01800360068010     Document Type: Article

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