Recognising and diagnosing autism in children and young people: Summary of NICE guidance

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7829, 2011, Pages

  Baird, Gillian ^a   Douglas, Hannah Rose ^b   Murphy, M Stephen ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMPULSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84859009942     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d6360     Document Type: Short Survey

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