Screening for speech and language delay in preschool children: Recommendation statement

American Family Physician

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1605-1610

  Calonge, Ned ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPEECH DISORDER;

ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744466528     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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