Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder: A Role for Early Recognition and Treatment

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 459-460

  Scheffer, Russell E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 34247114231     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.02.058     Document Type: Editorial

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