Identifying language impairment in children combining language test scores with parental report

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 600-615

  Bishop, Dorothy V M ^a   McDonald, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Checklists; Diagnosis; Language tests; Parent report; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL STATUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TWINS; VERBAL MEMORY;

CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 70349655804     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820802259662     Document Type: Article

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