Effect of foster care on language learning at eight years: Findings from the Bucharest early intervention project

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 605-627

  Windsor, Jennifer ^a   Moraru, Ana ^a   Nelson, Charles A ^b   Fox, Nathan A ^c   Zeanah, Charles H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROMANIA;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; ROMANIA; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84877032313     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000912000177     Document Type: Article

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