Child mental health in Latin America: Present and future epidemiologic research

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-222

  Duarte, Cristiane ^a,b,e   Hoven, Christina ^b   Berganza, Carlos ^c   Bordin, Isabel ^a   Bird, Hector ^b   Miranda, Claudio T ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c International College of Person Centered Medicine

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Latin America; Latino; Mental health; Psychiatry; Service use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH;

EID: 1542574950     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/4WJB-BW16-2TGE-565W     Document Type: Review

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