Caregiver education as a prevention strategy for communication disorders in South Africa

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-81

  Popich, Elsa ^a   Louw, Brenda ^a   Eloff, Irma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caregiver education; Communication development; Communication disorders; Prevention; Prevention strategies; South Africa; Speech language pathologists; Tool development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845767045     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200701000-00007     Document Type: Review

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