Prevalence of speech andor language impairment in preparatory students in northern Tasmania

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 364-377

  Jessup, Belinda ^a   Ward, Elizabeth ^a   Cahill, Louise ^b   Keating, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Impairment; Language; Prevalence; Speech; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649107670     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549500701871171     Document Type: Article

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