Meeting the primary care needs of young people in residential care

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 706-711

  Moeller Saxone, Kristen ^a,b   McCutcheon, Louise ^a,b,c   Halperin, Stephen ^a   Herrman, Helen ^a,b   Chanen, Andrew M ^a,b,d  

^a THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NorthWestern Mental Health   (Australia)

^d Orygen The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; RESIDENTIAL CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84991712726     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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