Longitudinal developmental profile of children from low socio-economic circumstances in cape town, using the 1996 griffiths mental development scales

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 106-111

  Laughton, B ^a   Springer, P E ^a   Grove, D ^a   Seedat, S ^b   Cornell, M ^c   Kidd, M ^b   Madhi, S A ^d   Cotton, M F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SCREENING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; GRIFFITH MENTAL DEVELOPMENT SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78650321779     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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