Assessment of knowledge about childhood autism among paediatric and psychiatric nurses in Ebonyi state, Nigeria

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Igwe, Monday N ^a   Ahanotu, Anthony C ^a   Bakare, Muideen O ^b   Achor, Justin U ^b   Igwe, Chinonyerem ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 78650952685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-5-1     Document Type: Article

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