What services do young children with autism spectrum disorder receive?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 553-557

  McConachie, Helen ^a,c   Robinson, G ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Keyworkers; Multi disciplinary; Service utilization; Specialist early years provision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH THERAPY; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747052284     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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