Diagnostic accuracy, reliability and validity of Childhood Autism Rating Scale in India

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-147

  Russell, Paul S S ^a   Daniel, Anna ^a   Russell, Sushila ^a   Mammen, Priya ^a   Abel, Julie S ^a   Raj, Lydia E ^a   Shankar, Satya Raj ^a   Thomas, Naveen ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnostic accuracy; India; Reliability; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CONTENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77954633205     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-010-0029-y     Document Type: Article

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