From complexity to category: Responding to diagnostic uncertainties of autistic spectrum disorders

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 407-412

  Skellern, Catherine ^a,b,c,e   Schluter, Philip ^a,b,c,d   McDowell, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Child Development Network   (Australia)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^e QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Diagnosis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNCERTAINTY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PEDIATRICS; STATISTICS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; QUEENSLAND; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 27744553923     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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