the identification of children with, or at significant risk of, intellectual disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: A review

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-118

  Robertson, Janet ^a   Hatton, Chris ^a   Emerson, Eric ^a   Yasamy, M Taghi ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Identification; Intellectual disabilities; Low and middle income countries; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84856934615     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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