Field testing of the ACCESS materials: A portfolio of materials to assist health workers to identify children with disabilities and offer simple advice to mothers

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 293-302

  Wirz, Sheila ^a   Edwards, Karen ^a   Flower, Jonathon ^b   Yousafzai, Aisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

ACCESS portfolio; Children with disabilities; Developing countries; Identification

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL;

ACCESS PORTFOLIO; CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; DISABILITIES IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH WORKERS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PARENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SRI LANKA; STAFF TRAINING; UGANDA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SRI LANKA; UGANDA;

EID: 33645848500     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200512000-00001     Document Type: Article

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