Unmet need for mental health care among U.S. children: Variation by ethnicity and insurance status

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1548-1555

  Kataoka, Sheryl H ^a   Zhang, Lily ^a   Wells, Kenneth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MINORITY GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036711780     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.9.1548     Document Type: Article

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