How well do poor language scores at ages 3 and 4 predict poor language scores at age 6

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 358-365

  Dollaghan, Christine A ^a   Campbell, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence Based Practice EBP; Language development; Language impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149159164     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549500903030824     Document Type: Article

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