Knowledge and attitude of general practitioners regarding autism in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-474

  Rahbar, Mohammad Hossein ^a,b   Ibrahim, Khalid ^c   Assassi, Parisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; General practitioner; Knowledge; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79956028869     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1068-x     Document Type: Article

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