The Early Language in Victoria Study ELVS: A prospective, longitudinal study of communication skills and expressive vocabulary development at 8, 12 and 24 months

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 344-357

  Reilly, Sheena ^a,b,c   Bavin, Edith L ^d   Bretherton, Lesley ^a,c   Conway, Laura ^b   Eadie, Patricia ^b,c   Cini, Eileen ^b   Prior, Margot ^a,c   Ukoumunne, Obioha C ^b,c   Wake, Melissa ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child language; Epidemiology; Language delay; Late talking; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149164496     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17549500903147560     Document Type: Article

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