Lifetime prevalence of learning disability among US children

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Altarac, Maja ^a   Saroha, Ekta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with special health care needs; Family functioning; Learning disability; National estimates; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947167678     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2089L     Document Type: Article

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