Development is not about studying children: The importance of longitudinal approaches

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-89

  Karmiloff Smith, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 84860235832     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-117.2.87     Document Type: Editorial

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