The administrative population report on children with developmental delays in Taiwan, 2003 through 2007

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 353-358

  Lin, Jin Ding ^a   Yen, Chia Feng ^a   Wu, Jia Ling ^b   Kang, Shih Wan ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Hua Foundation for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children welfare; Children with developmental delays; Developmental disability; Early intervention; Health policy

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 57149099176     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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