GPs' confidence in caring for their patients on the autism spectrum: An online self-report study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 67, Issue 659, 2017, Pages e445-e452

  Unigwe, Silvana ^a   Buckley, Carole ^a   Crane, Laura ^b   Kenny, Lorcan ^b   Remington, Anna ^b   Pellicano, Elizabeth ^b,c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnosis; General practice; Identification; Management; Mental health; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; ENGLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 85019716041     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp17X690449     Document Type: Article

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