The Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC): Development and initial validation of a new social/emotional screening instrument

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 456-467

  Sheldrick, R Christopher ^a   Henson, Brandi S ^a   Merchant, Shela ^a   Neger, Emily N ^a   Murphy, J Michael ^b   Perrin, Ellen C ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral; child behavior; emotional; pediatrics; questionnaire; screening; social; social behavior

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PEDIATRIC SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCHOOL PEDIATRIC SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84866615063     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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