Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 346-352 , September 2010

Training Clinicians in Mental Health Communication Skills: Impact on Primary Care Utilization

Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif, May 2006.

Received 29 October 2009 ,Accepted 22 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.06.012

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 10, Issue 5 , Pages 346-352 , September 2010

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