Issues to consider in the evaluation of speech and language therapy for preschool children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-155

  Roulstone, S ^a,d   Glogowska, M ^a   Enderby, P ^b   Peters, T J ^c  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Preschool children; Randomized controlled trial; Speech and language therapy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; STANDARD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 0033090676     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.1999.25220119.x     Document Type: Article

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