The early detection of autism in clinical practice

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-221

  Bryson, Susan E ^a,d   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^b   Roberts, Wendy ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PLAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 2442418879     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/9.4.219     Document Type: Note

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