Infants and toddlers left behind: Mental health screening and consultation in primary care

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 334-343

  Godoy, Leandra ^a   Carter, Alice S ^b   Silver, Rebecca B ^c   Dickstein, Susan ^c   Seifer, Ronald ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHODE ISLAND;

EID: 84902197258     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000060     Document Type: Article

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