Foster Care, Externalizing Disorders, and Antipsychotic Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Youths
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Services
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1075-2730,1557-9700
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300455