Family Stress and Children's Language and Behavior Problems: Results From the National Survey of Children's Health

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-157

  Long, Carolyn E ^a   Gurka, Matthew J ^a   Blackman, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior problems; early intervention; family function; language delays; preschool; survey of children's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 54149118761     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0271121408318678     Document Type: Article

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