Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , March 2009

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Mental Health Care Utilization of Fifth Grade Children

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 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S1876-2859(08)00267-2

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2008.11.007

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , March 2009

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