Use of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist in a Low-Income, Mexican American Population
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Use of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist in a low-income, Mexican American population.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) in identifying behavioral problems in low-income, Mexican American children. DESIGN A cross-sectional study design was used to examine the PSC as a screening test, with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as the criterion standard. SETTING The study was conducted at a health center in a diverse low-income communit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.157.12.1169