Health-related quality-of-life of children with speech and language difficulties: A review of the literature

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-72

  Feeney, Rachel ^a   Desha, Laura ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^a   Nicholson, Jan M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Parenting Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Quality of life; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 84856084702     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17549507.2011.604791     Document Type: Review

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