Building positive alliances: Partnerships with families as the cornerstone of developmental assessment

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-60

  Miller, Lucy Jane ^a   Hanft, Barbara E ^b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b Developmental Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Developmental assessment; Parent professional partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032237039     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-199807000-00008     Document Type: Article

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