The Submerged Dyslexia Iceberg: How Many School Children Are Not Diagnosed? Results from an Italian Study

Chiara Barbiero; Isabella Lonciari; Marcella Montico; Lorenzo Monasta; Roberta Penge; Claudio Vio; Patrizio Emanuele Tressoldi; Valentina Ferluga; Anna Bigoni; Alessia Tullio; Marco Carrozzi; Luca Ronfani

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048082

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The Submerged Dyslexia Iceberg: How Many School Children Are Not Diagnosed? Results from an Italian Study

Chiara Barbiero,

Affiliations Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy, Child Neurology and Psychiatry Ward, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Isabella Lonciari,

Affiliation Child Neurology and Psychiatry Ward, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Marcella Montico,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Lorenzo Monasta,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Roberta Penge,

Affiliation Child Neuropsychiatry Department, UOC NPI B La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Claudio Vio,

Affiliation Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Hospital of San Donà di Piave, San Donà di Piave, Italy
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Patrizio Emanuele Tressoldi,

Affiliation Psychology Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Valentina Ferluga,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Anna Bigoni,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Alessia Tullio,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Marco Carrozzi,

Affiliation Child Neurology and Psychiatry Ward, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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Luca Ronfani, for the CENDi (National Committee on the Epidemiology of Dyslexia) working group

* E-mail: ronfani@burlo.trieste.it

Affiliation Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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The Submerged Dyslexia Iceberg: How Many School Children Are Not Diagnosed? Results from an Italian Study

Chiara Barbiero,
Isabella Lonciari,
Marcella Montico,
Lorenzo Monasta,
Roberta Penge,
Claudio Vio,
Patrizio Emanuele Tressoldi,
Valentina Ferluga,
Anna Bigoni,
Alessia Tullio

Published: October 31, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048082

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