Extending the developmental milestones checklist for use in a different context in sub-Saharan Africa

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 447-454

  Prado, Elizabeth L ^a   Abubakar, Amina A ^b,c,d   Abbeddou, Souheila ^a   Jimenez, Elizabeth Y ^e   Somé, Jérôme W ^a   Ouédraogo, Jean Bosco ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Child Development; Developmental assessment; Infant Development; Neurodevelopment; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES CHECKLIST II; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STUNTING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84896116858     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12540     Document Type: Article

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