Trial of a developmental screening tool in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: A cautionary tale

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 12-17

  D'Aprano, Anita L ^a   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^a   Andrews, Ross ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

child; child development; developmental disability; indigenous population; mass screening

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRIGANCE DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING TOOL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79251480411     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01883.x     Document Type: Article

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