Building capacity for rigorous controlled trials in autism: The importance of measuring treatment adherence

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 169-177

  Mcconachie, H ^a   Fletcher Watson, S ^b   Warreyn, Petra ^c   Kaale, Anett ^c   Rogé, Bernadette ^c   Bonnet Brilhaut, Frederique ^c   Oosterling, Iris ^c   Ozdemir, Selda ^c   Narzisi, Antonio ^c   Muratori, Filippo ^c   Fuentes, Joaquin ^c   Heimann, Mikael ^c   Noterdaeme, Michele ^c   Freitag, Christine ^c   Poustka, Luise ^c   Sinzig, Judith ^c   Charman, Tony ^c   Salomone, Erica ^c   Green, Jonathan ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adherence; Autism; Early intervention; Parent child interaction

Indexed keywords

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84922571729     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12185     Document Type: Article

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