Screening for developmental disabilities in developing countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 307-315

  Bornstein, Marc H ^a   Hendricks, Charlene ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Developing countries; Developmental disabilities; Human development index; Policy making; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISABILITY; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; RISK FACTOR;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; POLICY MAKING; RISK FACTORS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84886432945     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.09.049     Document Type: Article

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