Underdiagnosis and referral bias of autism in ethnic minorities

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 142-148

  Begeer, Sander ^a   Bouk, Saloua El ^a   Boussaid, Wafaa ^a   Terwogt, Mark Meerum ^a   Koot, Hans M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental assessment; Diagnostic errors; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUPS; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STEREOTYPING; SURINAME; TURKEY;

EID: 57849142070     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0611-5     Document Type: Article

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