Screening for autism spectrum disorders in infants before 18 Months of Age

Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-37

  Cangialose, Aislyn ^a   Allen, Patricia Jackson ^b  

^a West Cambridge Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; REVIEW;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; INFANT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84901845153     PISSN: 00979805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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