Applied behavior analytic intervention for autism in early childhood: Meta-analysis, meta-regression and dose-response meta-analysis of multiple outcomes

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-399

  Virués Ortega, Javier ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b ABA España   (Spain)

Author keywords

Applied behavior analysis; Autism spectrum disorders; Language; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC INTEVENTION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STANDARD;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951938174     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.01.008     Document Type: Review

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