Use of the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) as an outcome measure in clinical settings

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 325-336

  Hodges, Kay ^a   Wong, Maria M ^b   Latessa, Mark ^c  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Livingston Co Comm Mental Hlth S

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031691991     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02287471     Document Type: Article

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