The NIMH Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study: Background and Methodology

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 35
Issue: 7
Pages: 855-864
Citations: 233
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                                    Benjamin B. Lahey, 
                                
                                    Elaine W. Flagg, 
                                
                                    H.R. Bird
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            The NIMH Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study: Background and Methodology. 
                            Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
                            , 35
                            (7)
                            , 855-864.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199607000-00011
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199607000-00011