Development of early motor skills and language in children at risk for familial dyslexia

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 761-769

  Viholainen, Helena ^a   Ahonen, Timo ^b   Cantell, Marja ^c   Lyytinen, Paula ^b   Lyytinen, Heikki ^b  

^a Niilo Maki Instituutti   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c LIKES RESEARCH CENTER FOR SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; RISK;

EID: 0036827969     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162201002894     Document Type: Article

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