Development and assessment of a screening test for detecting childhood disabilities

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 331-335

  Chopra, Geeta ^a,c   Verma, I C ^b   Seetharaman, P ^a  

^a University of Delhi ^*  (India)

^b SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Disability screening schedule; Impairment; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HEALTH; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL RETARDATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0033123184     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02845517     Document Type: Article

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