Speech and Language Development and Intervention in Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome
β Scribed by Barker, R. Michael; Romski, Mary Ann
- Book ID
- 120177095
- Publisher
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 39 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1934-9556
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