Addressing early childhood development and developmental difficulties in Turkey: a training program for developmental pediatrics units

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BİNGÖLER PEKCİCİ E. B., ÖZALP AKIN E., Sucakli I. A., Elitok G. K., Onat F. N., Kivilcime M., ...More

ARCHIVOS ARGENTINOS DE PEDIATRIA, vol.118, no.4, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 118 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5546/aap.2020.eng.e384
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVOS ARGENTINOS DE PEDIATRIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: child development, disabled children, low income population, CARE, HEALTH, INCOME
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction. Addressing early childhood development (ECD) and developmental difficulties (DDs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires applicable and sustainable programs. Seven years after its implementation in 2010, we evaluated the Developmental Pediatrics Unit (DPU) Training Program in pediatric referral centers in Turkey.