Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children: Psychometric testing of the Chinese version

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2582-2591

  William Li, Ho Cheung ^a   Chung, Oi Kwan Joyce ^a   Ho, Ka Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children Chinese version; Nursing; Psychometric testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649482585     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05440.x     Document Type: Article

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