18Jun 2018

ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE DELAY AMONG 0-3 YEAR CHILDREN ATTENDING THE WELL BABY CLINIC IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE USING LEST (0-3 YEARS).

  • DCH, MD (Paediatrics), PGDDN, Consultant and Head of the Department, Paediatrics, Developmental Neurologist, Head of Child Development Centre, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Pallikaranai, Chennai.
  • DCH, DNB (Paediatrics), Senior Registrar, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Pallikaranai, Chennai.
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The study is a cross sectional study of 200 children conducted using Language Evaluation Scale Trivandrum (LEST 0-3) in the age group birth to 3 years to assess the prevalence of language delay in children attending Well baby clinic in a tertiary care centre in Chennai. The total percentage of children with one or more item delay by LEST was 19%. 6.5 % children had two item delay in the present study. 4.5% had three or more item delay.

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[Rajeshwari N and Lavanya R. (2018); ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE DELAY AMONG 0-3 YEAR CHILDREN ATTENDING THE WELL BABY CLINIC IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE USING LEST (0-3 YEARS). Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Jun). 675-679] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Lavanya R
Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7261      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7261

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