Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 222-234 , September 2002

Mental health worries, communication, and needs in the year of the U.S. terrorist attack: National KySS survey findings

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☆ *See Appendix 2 for author affiliations.

☆☆ Funding and/or technical assistance for this study was provided by NAPNAP, Cherry Hill, NJ; Lowe's Home Safety Council; and the Center for Research & Evidence-Based Practice and the Center for High-Risk Children & Youth at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY.

★ Reprint requests: Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY 14642; e-mail: Bernadette_Melnyk@urmc.rochester.edu.

PII: S0891-5245(02)00013-5

doi: 10.1067/mph.2002.127481

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 222-234 , September 2002

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