Does Early Intervention Work? A Controlled Trial

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 17-22

  Thomaidis, Loretta ^a   Kaderoglou, Efthalia ^a   Stefou, Marvi ^a   Damianou, Sophia ^a   Bakoula, Chryssa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biologically based disabilities; Early intervention; Family empowerment; Parents as partners; Portage program; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034393214     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200012030-00005     Document Type: Article

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