Increases in behavioral health screening in pediatric care for massachusetts medicaid patients

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 660-664

  Kuhlthau, Karen ^a   Jellinek, Michael ^a,b,d   White, Gwyne ^a,e   VanCleave, Jeanne ^a   Simons, Jack ^c   Murphy, Michael ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Executive Office of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^d NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960332501     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.18     Document Type: Article

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