Monitoring and Measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: It’s about More than Just Symptoms
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Jacob, J.; Edbrooke-Childs, J. Monitoring and Measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: It’s about More than Just Symptoms. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4616. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084616
Jacob J, Edbrooke-Childs J. Monitoring and Measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: It’s about More than Just Symptoms. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(8):4616. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084616
Chicago/Turabian StyleJacob, Jenna, and Julian Edbrooke-Childs. 2022. "Monitoring and Measurement in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: It’s about More than Just Symptoms" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 8: 4616. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084616