Positive Screening Results on the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers: Implications for Very Preterm Populations

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 478-480

  Johnson, Samantha ^a   Marlow, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BABY; CHECKLIST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; POPULATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCREENING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TODDLER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 62649141304     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.028     Document Type: Editorial

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