Prevalence of pervasive developmental disorders in preschool children in the UAE

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-205

  Eapen, Valsamma ^a   Mabrouk, Abdul Azim ^b   Zoubeidi, Taoufik ^a   Yunis, Feisal ^a,c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b School Health Service   (United Arab Emirates)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 34447648969     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml091     Document Type: Article

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