Communicative and linguistic development in preterm children: A longitudinal study from 12 to 24 months

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-173

  Cattani, Allegra ^a   Bonifacio, Serena ^b   Fertz, Mariacristina ^c   Iverson, Jana M ^d   Zocconi, Elisabetta ^b   Caselli, M Cristina ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCO ORL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS Burlo Garofalo   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gesture; Language development; Preterm; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; FEMALE; GESTURE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 76749160350     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682820902818870     Document Type: Article

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