Inter-rater reliability and stability of diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in children identified through screening at a very young age

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 663-674

  Van Daalen, Emma ^a   Kemner, Chantal ^a,b   Dietz, Claudine ^a,b   Swinkels, Sophie H N ^c   Buitelaar, Jan K ^c   Van Engeland, Herman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Inter rater reliability and stability of diagnosis; Preschool; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRIST; SCREENING TEST;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70350141390     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0025-8     Document Type: Article

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