Developmental screening in context: Adaptation and standardization of the Denver Developmental Screening Test-II (DDST-II) for Sri Lankan children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 889-899

  Wijedasa, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture and context in early developmental screening; Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DDST II); Development of Sri Lankan children; Ecological model; Test standardization and adaptation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SRI LANKA; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SRI LANKA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867402359     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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