A comparison of linguistic profiles in subgroups of children with specific language impairment

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-221

  Haskill, Allison M ^a   Tyler, Ann A ^b,c  

^a AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphosyntax; Preschoolers; Speech language impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548361250     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2007/026)     Document Type: Article

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