A pilot longitudinal follow-up study of the Brief Infant Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) in Northern Finland: Examining toddlers' social-emotional, behavioural and communicative development

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1487-1502

  Haapsamo, Helena ^a   Kuusikko Gauffin, Sanna ^a   Carter, Alice S ^b   Pollock, Rachel Wurman ^c   Ebeling, Hanna ^a   Joskitt, Leena ^a   Larinen, Katja ^a   Soini, Hannu ^d   Pihlaja, Päivi ^e   Moilanen, Irma ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

BITSEA; CBCL; Children; Development; MCDI; Toddler

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870272312     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2011.622756     Document Type: Article

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