Characterizing and predicting outcomes of communication delays in infants and toddlers: Implications for clinical practice

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-340

  Paul, Rhea ^a   Roth, Froma P ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Language; Language delay; Predicting outcomes; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SPEECH DISORDER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION METHODS, TOTAL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISABLED CHILDREN; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY;

EID: 79960486356     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2010/09-0067)     Document Type: Review

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