Development of a Brief Questionnaire to Identify Families in Need of Legal Advocacy to Improve Child Health

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-269

  Keller, David ^a   Jones, Nathan ^a   Savageau, Judith A ^a   Cashman, Suzanne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; child health; medical legal partnership; social history

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEGAL ADVOCACY SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 47249160331     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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