Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: II: Family interaction risk factors

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 342-355

  Thorpe, Karen ^a   Rutter, Michael ^b   Greenwood, Rosemary ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Family size; Language delay; Natural experiment; Parent child communication; Parent child interaction; Parental depression; Sibling interaction; Singletons; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TWINS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; INFANT; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038052230     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00126     Document Type: Article

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