Predictors of parents seeking help or advice about children's communication development in the early years

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 878-887

  Skeat, J ^a   Eadie, P ^a   Ukoumunne, O ^a   Reilly, S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Communication; Parent; Seeking help

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 78650493645     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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