Country: Lebanon
Classification: Intellectual, Mental Illness
Year of Publication: 2016
Study Type:
Quantitative Study
Sample Size:
998
The Research party:
1. Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
2.Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
3. Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
4. Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Main Idea or Research Questions:
This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence of Autism Spectrumdisorder (ASD) in toddlers in nurseries in Beirut and Mount-Lebanon.