Screening for autism in pre-school children in primary care: Systematic review of English Language tools

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 623-636

  Mawle, Elizabeth ^a   Griffiths, Peter ^b  

^a Westminster Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Child; Infant; Mass screening; Pre school; Primary health care (all MESH); Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MASS SCREENING; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33744937325     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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