Diagnostic bias and conduct disorder: Improving culturally sensitive diagnosis

Child and Youth Services

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-253

  Mizock, Lauren ^a   Harkins, Debra ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduct disorder; Diagnostic bias; Ethnic minority; Juvenile justice; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052987833     PISSN: 0145935X     EISSN: 15452298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2011.605315     Document Type: Article

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