Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ577384
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Epidemiology: Informing Clinical Practice and Research on Language Disorders in Children.
Lubker, Bobbie Boyd; Tomblin, J. Bruce
Topics in Language Disorders, v19 n1 p1-26 Nov 1998
Describes the discipline of epidemiology and the application of epidemiologic methods to the study of children's language disorders. Epidemiology is described as the study of the distributions and determinants of disease, disorders, disabilities, and desirable health events in populations. Common epidemiologic research designs are discussed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Children, Epidemiology, Etiology, Incidence, Language Impairments, Research Design, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Facilitating Support for Language Research & Practice.
