The field testing of Denver developmental screening test, Singapore: A Singapore version of Denver II developmental screening test

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 200-209

  Lim, H C ^a,d   Ho, L Y ^c   Goh, L H ^b   Ling, S L ^a   Heng, R ^a   Po, G L ^a  

^a Family Health Service   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d Bedok Polyclinic   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Children; Neuro developmental disorder rate; Scoring criteria; Screened out rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0030096696     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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