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Screening for Speech and Language Disorders: the reliability, validity and accuracy of the General Language Screen

Carol M. Stott Developmental Psychiatry Section, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
,
Melanie J. Merricks Developmental Psychiatry Section, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
,
Patrick F. Bolton Developmental Psychiatry Section, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
&
Ian M. Goodyer Developmental Psychiatry Section, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Pages 133-151 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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