Application of the ICF in children with language impairments

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-272

  Westby, Carol ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Disability and Health (ICF) specific language impairment; International Classification of Functioning; Semantic pragmatic disorder; Social goals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 36549080496     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-986523     Document Type: Article

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