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The Denver Approach to Early Case Finding

A Review of the Denver Developmental Screening Test and a Brief Training Program in Developmental Diagnosis

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The purpose of this chapter is to review the evolution of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) and the currently recommended process for developmental screening.

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Frankenburg, W.K. (1985). The Denver Approach to Early Case Finding. In: Frankenburg, W.K., Emde, R.N., Sullivan, J.W. (eds) Early Identification of Children at Risk. Topics in Developmental Psychobiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0536-9_8

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