Providing an equitable service to bilingual children in the UK: A review

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 351-377

  Stow, Carol ^a   Dodd, Barbara ^b  

^a Speech and Lang Therapy Department   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Clinical guidelines; Equity; Referral; Speech and language disorder

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCIDENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEGAL ASPECT; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MULTILINGUALISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 0142030066     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1368282031000156888     Document Type: Review

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