Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 264-269 , April 2005

Outcomes at school age of preschool children with developmental language impairment

  • Michael I. Shevell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Shevell; Room A-514; Montreal Children’s Hospital; 2300 Tupper Street; Montreal, Quebec H3H 1P3; Canada
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  • Annette Majnemer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Richard I. Webster, MB BS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology/Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Robert W. Platt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Department of Biostatistics/Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Rena Birnbaum, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal Children’s Hospital-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Received 13 September 2004 ,Accepted 20 December 2004.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00032-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.12.008

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 264-269 , April 2005

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