Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 347-351 , 1 November 2006

Parent and Teacher Mental Health Ratings of Children Using Primary-Care Services: Interrater Agreement and Implications for Mental Health Screening

  • Jonathan D. Brown, PhD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jonathan D. Brown, PhD, MHS, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway Room 753, Baltimore, MD 21205
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  • Lawrence S. Wissow, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md
    • ,
  • Anne Gadomski, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY
    • ,
  • Ciara Zachary, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md
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  • Edward Bartlett, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Baltimore, Md
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  • Ivor Horn, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Received 9 March 2006 ,Accepted 14 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.09.004

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 347-351 , 1 November 2006

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