Family history of speech and language impairment in African American Children: Implications for assessment

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-164

  Pruitt, Sonja L ^a   Garrity, April W ^b   Oetting, Janna B ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Armstrong Atlantic State University   (Georgia)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Family history; Impairment; Socioeconomic status; Specific language

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952273955     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TLD.0b013e3181e03f39     Document Type: Article

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