Bring in universal mental health checks in schools

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 347, Issue 7930, 2013, Pages

  Williams, Simon Nicholas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD CARE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84886616701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f5478     Document Type: Article

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