Risk and protective factors associated with speech and language impairment in a nationally representative sample of 4- to 5-year-old children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 508-529

  Harrison, Linda J ^a   McLeod, Sharynne ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Epidemiology; Language; Protective factor; Risk factor; Speech

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SPEECH DISORDER;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SPEECH DISORDERS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 77950836995     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0086)     Document Type: Article

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