Should Adolescents be Screened for Depression?

Author(s): Lois T. Flaherty

Journal Name: Adolescent Psychiatry

Volume 10 , Issue 1 , 2020

DOI : 10.2174/221067661001200413093510

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VOLUME: 10
ISSUE: 1
Year: 2020
Published on: 24 April, 2020
Page: [3 - 6]
Pages: 4
DOI: 10.2174/221067661001200413093510

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