The Miller Assessment for Preschoolers: Construct Validity and Clinical Use with Children with Developmental Disabilities

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 857-865

  Daniels, Linda E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Outreach Therapy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child development disorders; Developmental milestones; Evaluation studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010276743     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.52.10.857     Document Type: Article

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