Language-learning impairments: A 30-year follow-up of language-impaired children with and without psychiatric, neurological and cognitive difficulties

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 437-448

  Elbro, Carsten ^a   Dalby, Mogens ^b   Maarbjerg, Stine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

brain damage; language impairment; outcome; psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960509256     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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