Are mental health services for children distributed according to needs?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 176-186

  Blais, Régis ^a   Breton, Jean Jacques ^a,b,c   Fournier, Mylène ^a   St Georges, Marie ^b   Berthiaume, Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Hopital Riviere des Prairies   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Mental health needs; Professional resources; Regional variations; Services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIST;

EID: 0037904553     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370304800306     Document Type: Article

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