Ambulatory Pediatrics
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Do Pediatricians Think They Are Responsible for Identification and Management of Child Mental Health Problems? Results of the AAP Periodic Survey

Received 25 May 2007 ,Accepted 18 October 2007.

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

 The views herein are of the authors and are not necessarily those of the Annie E. Casey Foundation or the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.10.006

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