Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 32-35 , January 2008

Use of a Psychosocial Screen to Detect Children With Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Exploratory Study

Received 5 February 2007 ,Accepted 18 August 2007.

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 Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2005.

PII: S1530-1567(07)00154-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.08.007

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 32-35 , January 2008

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