The effects of biological and social risk factors on special education placement: Birth weight and maternal education as an example

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-294

  Hollomon, Holly A ^a   Dobbins, Dionne R ^b   Scott, Keith G ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; COGNITION; DATA BASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPEECH DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031836399     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(98)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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