Cost comparison of early intensive behavioral intervention and treatment as usual for children with autism spectrum disorder in the Netherlands

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1763-1772

  Peters Scheffer, Nienke ^a,b   Didden, Robert ^a,c   Korzilius, Hubert ^a   Matson, Johnny ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting De Driestroom   (Netherlands)

^c Trajectum Zutphen   (Netherlands)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Cost offset study; Early intensive behavioral intervention; Special education

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUTCH; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862139384     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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