Intervention with African American premature infants: Four-month results of an early intervention program

Journal of Early Intervention

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-166

  Teti, Douglas M ^a   Black, Maureen M ^b   Viscardi, Rose ^b   Glass, Penny ^c   O'Connell, Melissa A ^c   Baker, Linda ^d   Cusson, Regina ^e   Reiner Hess, Christine ^f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Infant development; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949093980     PISSN: 10538151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1053815109331864     Document Type: Article

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