Education and employment outcomes of young adults with a history of developmental language disorder

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 237-255

  Conti Ramsden, Gina ^a,e   Durkin, Kevin ^b   Toseeb, Umar ^c   Botting, Nicola ^d   Pickles, Andrew ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

developmental language disorder; education; employment; young adulthood

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERACY; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LITERACY; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034269652     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12338     Document Type: Article

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