Maternal Responsivity Mediates the Relationship between Prelinguistic Intentional Communication and Later Language

Journal of Early Intervention

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-136

  Yoder, Paul J ^a   Warren, Steven F ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033471652     PISSN: 10538151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105381519902200205     Document Type: Article

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