The reliability of child psychiatric diagnosis. A comparison among Danish child psychiatrists of traditional diagnoses and a multiaxial diagnostic system

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The reliability of child psychiatric diagnosis. A comparison among Danish child psychiatrists of traditional diagnoses and a multiaxial diagnostic system. / Skovgaard, A M; Isager, T; Jørgensen, O S.

I: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Bind 77, Nr. 4, 04.1988, s. 469-76.

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Skovgaard, AM, Isager, T & Jørgensen, OS 1988, 'The reliability of child psychiatric diagnosis. A comparison among Danish child psychiatrists of traditional diagnoses and a multiaxial diagnostic system', Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, bind 77, nr. 4, s. 469-76.

APA

Skovgaard, A. M., Isager, T., & Jørgensen, O. S. (1988). The reliability of child psychiatric diagnosis. A comparison among Danish child psychiatrists of traditional diagnoses and a multiaxial diagnostic system. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 77(4), 469-76.

Vancouver

Skovgaard AM, Isager T, Jørgensen OS. The reliability of child psychiatric diagnosis. A comparison among Danish child psychiatrists of traditional diagnoses and a multiaxial diagnostic system. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1988 apr.;77(4):469-76.

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Skovgaard, A M ; Isager, T ; Jørgensen, O S. / The reliability of child psychiatric diagnosis. A comparison among Danish child psychiatrists of traditional diagnoses and a multiaxial diagnostic system. I: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1988 ; Bind 77, Nr. 4. s. 469-76.

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