Retention of autism spectrum diagnoses by community professionals: Findings from the autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 2000 and 2006

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 387-395

  Wiggins, Lisa D ^a   Baio, Jon ^a   Schieve, Laura ^a   Lee, Li Ching ^b   Nicholas, Joyce ^c   Rice, Catherine E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; diagnostic stability; screening

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862174636     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3182560b2f     Document Type: Article

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