Evaluation of an information resource for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

Autism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-126

  Mulligan, Janice ^a   Steel, Lee ^a   MacCulloch, Radha ^a   Nicholas, David ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnosis; Parents; Resource evaluation; Support

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENTS;

EID: 77951783287     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309342570     Document Type: Review

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