Epidemiological study of developmental and behavioural disorders in three year old children: A UAE study

Emirates Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Eapen, Valsamma ^a   Ghubash, Rafia ^a   Zoubeidi, Taoufik ^a   Yunis, Feisal ^a   Aithala, Gururaj ^a   Sabri, Sufiyan ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Developmental disability; Language delay; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 3042545633     PISSN: 02506882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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