Child and adolescent telepsychiatry: Variations in utilization, referral patterns and practice trends

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 128-133

  Myers, Kathleen M ^a,b   Stoep, Ann Vander ^a,c   McCarty, Carolyn A ^a,b   Klein, Jesse B ^d   Palmer, Nancy B ^b   Geyer, John R ^b   Melzer, Sanford M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 77951001593     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.090712     Document Type: Article

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