Unmet Needs of Families of School-Aged Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 497-508

  Brown, Hilary K ^a,b   Ouellette Kuntz, Hélène ^a,b,c   Hunter, Duncan ^a   Kelley, Elizabeth ^a   Cobigo, Virginie ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b National Epidemiologic Database for the Study of Autism in Canada   (Canada)

^c Ongwanada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Parents; Perceived need; School aged children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84867474532     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2012.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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