Unmet mental health service needs among norwegian children and adolescents

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 115-120

  Andersson, Helle Wessel ^a   Ose, Solveig Osborg ^a  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Mental health reform; Needs; Primary health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34548457298     PISSN: 1475357X     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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