Systematic review of the literature on the treatment of children with late language emergence

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-154

  Cable, Amory Law ^a   Domsch, Celeste ^b  

^a Texas State University ^*  (Italy)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice (EBP); Language delay; Late talkers; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH THERAPY; STANDARDS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY;

EID: 79952802934     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682822.2010.487883     Document Type: Review

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