Developmental screening tools: Feasibility of use at primary healthcare level in low- and middle-income settings

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 314-326

  Fischer, Vinicius Jobim ^a   Morris, Jodi ^b   Martines, José ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child development; Developmental disabilities; Feasibility; LMIC; Primary healthcare; Screening tools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84903453526     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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