Pediatric Feeding Disorders: A Quantitative Synthesis of Treatment Outcomes

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 348-365

  Sharp, William G ^a,b   Jaquess, David L ^a,b   Morton, Jane F ^a,b   Herzinger, Caitlin V ^a  

^a MARCUS AUTISM CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Behavioral intervention; Evidence based treatment; Failure to thrive; Feeding; Feeding disorders; Mealtime problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78549276479     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-010-0079-7     Document Type: Review

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