Predictors of early precocious talking: A prospective population study

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1109-1121

  Skeat, Jemma ^a   Wake, Melissa ^a   Reilly, Sheena ^a   Eadie, Patricia ^b   Bretherton, Lesley ^c   Bavin, Edith L ^d   Ukoumunne, Obioha C ^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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GIFTED CHILD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD, GIFTED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650173719     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S030500090999016X     Document Type: Article

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