Chronic illnesses of childhood and the changing epidemiology of language-learning disorders

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-75

  Lubker, Bobbie Boyd ^a   Bernier, Kathleen Yonce ^a   Vizoso, Andrea D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood chronic illness; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Language learning disorders; Transdisciplinary service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033264649     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-199911000-00007     Document Type: Article

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