Setting global research priorities for developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities and autism

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1121-1130

  Tomlinson, M ^a   Yasamy, M T ^b   Emerson, E ^c,d   Officer, A ^b   Richler, D ^e   Saxena, S ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Joseph P Kennedy Jr Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental disabilities; Global research priority setting; Intellectual disabilities; Low and middle income countries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMPOWERMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; RESEARCH PRIORITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; STANDARDS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 84911420344     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12106     Document Type: Article

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