Genetic and environmental influences on early speech, language and literacy development

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-408

  Hayiou Thomas, Marianna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHENOTYPE; READING; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; READING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH DISORDERS; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VOCABULARY;

EID: 45549093562     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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