Service use over 18 months among a nationally representative sample of British children with psychiatric disorder

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-51

  Ford, Tamsin ^a   Goodman, Robert ^a   Meltzer, Howard ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Child; Mental health services; Psychiatric disorders; Service utilization; Users' perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037237849     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104503008001006     Document Type: Article

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