Multidimensional adaptive testing for mental health problems in primary care

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 812-823

  Gardner, William ^a   Kelleher, Kelly J ^a   Pajer, Kathleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's mental health problems; Computerized adaptive testing; IRT; Primary care; Screening tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036717298     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200209000-00010     Document Type: Article

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