Effect of block play on language acquisition and attention in toddlers: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 967-971

  Christakis, Dimitri A ^a,b   Zimmerman, Frederick J ^a,b   Garrison, Michelle M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TODDLER;

ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; ODDS RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TELEVISION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34948847223     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.10.967     Document Type: Article

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