Sensitivity and specificity of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers and the social communication questionnaire in preschoolers suspected of having pervasive developmental disorders

Autism

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 627-644

  Snow, Anne V ^a   Lecavalier, Luc ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

M CHAT; Preschoolers; SCQ; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED CHECKLIST FOR AUTISM IN TODDLERS; NORMAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 56549098341     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361308097116     Document Type: Article

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