Predictors of specialist referral for developmental and behavioural problems in a Queensland urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community: A cross-sectional study

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 640-643

  Liddle, Karen ^a   Askew, Deborah ^a,b   Betts, Kim ^b   Hayman, Noel ^a,b   Alati, Rosa ^b  

^a Inala Indigenous Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Child behaviour disorders; Developmental disabilities; Oceanic ancestry groupreferral and consultation; Population groups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; INFANT; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUEENSLAND; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; QUEENSLAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84906967882     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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