Early intervention systems of care for Latino families and their young children with special needs: Salient themes and guiding implications

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 326-335

  Denney, Maria K ^a   Itkonen, Tiina ^b   Okamoto, Yukari ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Latino families; Special needs; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848850136     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IYC.0000290355.77911.78     Document Type: Review

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