Autism is a common disorder of childhood, affecting 1 in 500 children. Yet, it often remains unrecognized and undiagnosed until or after late preschool age because appropriate tools for routine developmental screening and screening specifically for…
Objective The goal of this study was to compare rural and urban pediatric hospice patients in Appalachia. Methods Using a retrospective, nonexperimental design, we sought to compare characteristics of Appalachian rural and urban children younger than…