Child speech, language and communication need re-examined in a public health context: A new direction for the speech and language therapy profession

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 486-496

  Law, James ^a   Reilly, Sheena ^b,c   Snow, Pamela C ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child; public health; speech and language therapy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY;

CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY;

EID: 84883134212     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12027     Document Type: Review

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