A clinical synthesis of the "late talker" literature: Implications for service delivery

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 76-84

  Kelly, Donna J ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Language impaired; Late talkers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032221367     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.2902.76     Document Type: Article

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