Gesture Development: A Review for Clinical and Research Practices

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 173-186

  Capone, Nina C ^a,b,c   McGregor, Karla K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Disorder delay; Gesture; Language; Language impairment

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPEECH; SYMBOLISM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DOWN SYNDROME; GESTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 1542408699     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2004/015)     Document Type: Review

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