Impact of gender, maternal education, and birth order on the development of language comprehension: A longitudinal study from 18 to 36 months of age

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-155

  Zambrana, Imac Maria ^a   Ystrom, Eivind ^a   Pons, Francisco ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

birth order; gender; language comprehension; longitudinal; maternal education; toddlers

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NORWAY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857044247     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31823d4f83     Document Type: Article

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