Reducing disparities in timely autism diagnosis through family navigation: Results from a randomized pilot trial

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 912-915

  Feinberg, Emily ^a,b   Abufhele, Marcela ^c   Sandler, Jenna ^a   Augustyn, Marilyn ^c   Cabral, Howard ^a   Chen, Ning ^d   Diaz Linhart, Yaminette ^c   Cesar Levesque, Zhandra ^e   Aebi, Megan ^f   Silverstein, Michael ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Facultad de Medicina Clinica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Natl Initiative C HlthCare Qual   (United States)

^f Safe Haven   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT NAVIGATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY;

EID: 84990194340     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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