The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 408-413 , September 2008

Depression and Social Functioning in Preschool Children with Chronic Medical Conditions

  • Carmen E. Curtis, PhD
    • ,
  • Joan L. Luby, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joan L. Luby, MD, Early Emotional Development Program, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Campus Box 8134, 660 S Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110

Received 19 September 2007 ,Revised 24 January 2008 ,Accepted 19 March 2008.

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 Supported by NIMH R01 grant #021187 to Joan Luby, MD.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00225-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.03.035

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 408-413 , September 2008

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