Diagnostic practice and its impacts on parental health and child behaviour problems in autism spectrum disorders

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 927-931

  Reed, Phil ^a   Osborne, Lisa A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; HUMAN; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84866512384     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-301761     Document Type: Review

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