Measuring the combined risk to young children's cognitive development: An alternative to cumulative indices

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-238

  Hall, James E ^a   Sammons, Pam ^b   Sylva, Kathy ^a   Melhuish, Edward ^c   Taggart, Brenda ^d   Siraj Blatchford, Iram ^d   Smees, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PARENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953380182     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X399925     Document Type: Article

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