The Role of the Nurse Practitioner in an Individualized Education Plan and Coordination of Care for the Child with Asperger's Syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-119

  Lobar, Sandra L ^a   Fritts, Mary Kay ^a   Arbide, Zulema ^a   Russell, Dawn ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS SCREENING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS SCREENING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL NURSING; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 39149088348     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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