Twins as a natural experiment to study the causes of mild language delay: I: Design; Twin-singleton differences in language, and obstetric risks

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 326-341

  Rutter, Michael ^a   Thorpe, Karen ^b   Greenwood, Rosemary ^c   Northstone, Kate ^d   Golding, Jean ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies.; Language delay; Obstetric perinatal complications; Singletons; Twin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCARTHUR COMMUNICATIVE DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY; MCCARTHY SCALE OF CHILDREN ABILITIES; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN PERIOD; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRE SCHOOL LANGUAGE SCALE; PREGNANCY; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TWINS; VERBALIZATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABNORMALITIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038390542     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00125     Document Type: Article

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