Predictors and outcomes of speech and language therapists' treatment decisions.
This study investigated predictors of decisions made by speech and language therapists (SLTs) to offer intervention for preschool children and the children's outcomes relative to that decision. The study uses data from 347 children who were first assessed aged under 3 years 6 months by community spe...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 146 - 156 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2008
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