Prevalence of undetected developmental delays in Iranian children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 379-388

  Sajedi, F ^a   Vameghi, R ^a   Kraskian Mujembari, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ages and stages questionnaires; Developmental delay; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84898542647     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12042     Document Type: Article

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