Social and Behavioral Characteristics of Preschoolers With Specific Language Impairment

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 98-109

  Stanton Chapman, Tina L ^a   Justice, Laura M ^a   Skibbe, Lori E ^a   Grant, Staci L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 36349007029     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02711214070270020501     Document Type: Article

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