Cost-effectiveness of a school-based emotional health screening program

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 277-285

  Kuo, Elena ^a   Stoep, Ann Vander ^b   McCauley, Elizabeth ^c   Kernic, Mary A ^c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Emotional health; Organization and administration of school health programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 65149095167     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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