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. 2015 Winter;24(1):55-8.
Epub 2015 Mar 4.

Wait time to what? Could reducing wait times for child mental health services worsen outcomes?

John D McLennan  1
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Wait time to what? Could reducing wait times for child mental health services worsen outcomes?

John D McLennan. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Winter.
No abstract available

Keywords: health services; treatment outcome; wait times; waiting lists.

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Theoretical pathways linking shortened wait times to different clinical outcomes
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