A Global Public Health Strategy for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-217

  Wallace, Simon ^a,b   Fein, Deborah ^c   Rosanoff, Michael ^a   Dawson, Geraldine ^a,d   Hossain, Saima ^e   Brennan, Lynn ^a   Como, Ariel ^f,g   Shih, Andy ^a  

^a Warneford Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Tirana University School of Medicine   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^g Albanian Children Foundation   (Albania)

Author keywords

Behavioral intervention; Clinical psychiatry; Epidemiology; Parent training

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; AUTISM; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STIGMA;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84862219774     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1236     Document Type: Note

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