title: The identification of children with learning problems in general practice.
abstract: Twenty-four childen who were patients in a large general practice in Southern England were seen in a learning problem clinic in the practice during a 14-month period. The method of assessment used took an hour per child but several examples show that it was both practical and effective.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012380:Role