Adolescent satisfaction with mental health services: Development of a multidimensional scale

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-175

  Garland, Ann F ^a   Saltzman, Maria D ^a   Aarons, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Client satisfaction; Mental health services; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040362715     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(00)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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