Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Comparing Pre-diagnosis Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)-Targeted Intervention with Ontario’s Autism Intervention Program

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2833-2847

  Penner, Melanie ^a,b,c,d   Rayar, Meera ^a,c,d   Bashir, Naazish ^a,d   Roberts, S Wendy ^c,e   Hancock Howard, Rebecca L ^a   Coyte, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Toronto   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e Integrated Services for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Behavior therapy; Cost effectiveness; Economics; Independent living

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY START DENVER MODEL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; ECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS;

EID: 84941418486     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2447-0     Document Type: Article

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