Termination of treatment (drop-out) in child psychiatry: A review;Les ruptures de traitement (drop-out) en pedopsychiatrie: Une revue

Schweizer Archiv fur Neurologie und Psychiatrie

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 86-92

  Abella, A ^a   Manzano, J ^a  

^a Service Medico Pedagogique   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Review; Termination of treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033860755     PISSN: 02587661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/sanp.2000.01151     Document Type: Article

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