The relationships between youths’ identified substance use, mental health or other problems at a juvenile assessment center and their referrals to needed services

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 23-54

  Dembo, Richard ^a   Schmeidler, James ^b   Pacheco, Kimberly ^a   Williams, Linda W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Juvenile Assessment Center   (United States)

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EID: 0031315890     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v06n04_02     Document Type: Article

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