Language and cognitive outcomes in internationally adopted children

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 629-646

  Eigsti, Inge Marie ^a   Weitzman, Carol ^b   Schuh, Jillian ^a   De Marchena, Ashley ^b   Casey, B J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORPHANAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORPHANAGES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956116062     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579411000204     Document Type: Article

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