Characteristics of children and adolescents admitted to a residential treatment center

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-510

  Connor, Daniel F ^a   Doerfler, Leonard A ^b   Toscano Jr , Peter F ^b   Volungis, Adam M ^b   Steingard, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ASSUMPTION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; psychopathology; residential; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344261665     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JCFS.0000044730.66750.57     Document Type: Article

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