Early support developmental journal for children with visual impairment: The case for a new developmental framework for early intervention

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 684-690

  Dale, Naomi ^a   Salt, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Child disability; Early assessment; Early intervention; Infant; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 35448984979     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00798.x     Document Type: Article

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