The health of the nation outcome scales for children and adolescents in an adolescent in-patient sample

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-135

  Harnett, Paul H ^a   Loxton, Natalie J ^b   Sadler, Trevor ^b   Hides, Leanne ^b   Baldwin, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Evidence based practice; Hospitalized; Mental health; Outcome assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUEENSLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 15844400901     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01533.x     Document Type: Article

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