Psychological disturbance and service provision in parentally bereaved children: Prospective case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7206, 1999, Pages 354-357

  Dowdney, Linda ^a,e   Wilson, Richard ^b   Maughan, B ^c   Allerton, M ^f   Schofield, P ^f   Skuse, D ^d  

^a EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033533240     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7206.354     Document Type: Article

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