Diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders in Queensland: Variations in practice

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 413-418

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autism; Child development disorders; Diagnosis; Pervasive; Specialist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 27744561961     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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