Population monitoring of language and cognitive development in Australia: The Australian Early Development Index

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 419-430

  Brinkman, Sally ^a,b,c   Sayers, Mary ^d,e   Goldfeld, Sharon ^d,e   Kline, Jodie ^d,e  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Developmental outcomes; Language; Policy; Population measurement; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149143907     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549500903147552     Document Type: Article

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