Developing the Autism Model of Implementation for Autism spectrum disorder community providers: study protocol

Implementation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Drahota, Amy ^a,b   Aarons, Gregory A ^b,c   Stahmer, Aubyn C ^b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Community provider; Evidence based practice; Implementation; Model development; Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84865843716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-85     Document Type: Article

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