Differential treatment intensity research: A missing link to creating optimally effective communication interventions

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-77

  Warren, Steven F ^a   Fey, Marc E ^b   Yoder, Paul J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Dose; Early intervention; Language; Treatment intensity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947185786     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20139     Document Type: Review

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