A global scale to measure the quality of the family environment

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 817-822

  Rey, Joseph M ^a,b,h   Singh, Michelle ^c   Hung, Se Fong ^g   Dossetor, David R ^a,d   Newman, Louise ^e   Plapp, Jon M ^a,b   Bird, Kevin D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Adol and Fam Unit   (Australia)

^c Wentworth Area Health Service   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e Liverpool Pediatric Mental Health   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g Yaumatei Child Psychiatric Center   (Hong Kong)

^h Rivendell   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FAMILY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030772080     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830210061006     Document Type: Article

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