But seriously: Clowning in children's mental health

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 983-986

  Henderson, Schuyler W ^a,c   Rosario, Katyna ^b  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HUMOR; PHOBIA; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 55749102540     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/chi.ob013e31817f1273     Document Type: Review

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