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Picture Recognition by Preschool Children

The Journal of Psychology, 1974
Summary Seventy-one Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test pictures were scaled for consistency of recognition among three-, four-, and five-year-old, middle-class, Caucasian preschool children. The variables of age and sex proved to be significant predictors of the number of pictures recognized correctly by each child.
F M, Berry, R, Judah, E M, Duncan
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Health and behaviour in preschool children

Child: Care, Health and Development, 1984
Summary This study reviews the relationship between the health and behaviour of 870 preschool children reviewed over a 5‐year period. Detailed information was collected at regular intervals on rates of upper and lower respiratory tract infections, ear infections, and other illnesses.
H, Hart, M, Bax, S, Jenkins
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Mouthwash ingestion by preschool children

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 2006
Even though fluoride provides a significant contribution in dental caries prevention, it is known that its random employment may lead to enamel alterations such as dental fluorosis, besides the possibility of severe systemic alterations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ingestion of mouthwashes administered to preschool children.
Zuanon, Angela Cristina Cilense, Aranha, Andreza Maria Fábio   +1 more
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Type A Behavior in Preschool Children

Child Development, 1986
Type A behaviors were observed in a group of 48 preschool children in different free-play and competitive situations. Interrater reliability was assessed on the Matthews Youth Test for Health (MYTH), and the children's and their parents' type A scores were compared.
N, Vega-Lahr, T M, Field
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NUMBER CONCEPTS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1989
Using the format of the tin game described by Hughes in 1986, this study investigated the extent and variety of written representations of small numbers of objects used spontaneously and meaningfully by a sample of 39 preschool children.
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Acoustic Rhinometry in Preschool Children

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2007
OBJECTIVEThe aim of this study was to measure nasal cavity volume (NV) in preschool children with the use of acoustic rhinometry (AR).STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGProspective study: 1) Nasal cavity models were used to test the correlations between NV, minimal cross‐sectional area (MCA), and nasal resistance; 2) 97 four‐year‐olds (48 boys, 49 girls) and 137 ...
Wei, Qian, Wenwen, Chen, Joseph M, Chen, James, Haight   +3 more
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Nutritional status of preschool children

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1977
A complexity of elements act and interact in the ecosystem of a child, all of which affect his nutritional status.
M A, Caliendo, D, Sanjur, J, Wright, G, Cummings   +3 more
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Suicidal behavior by preschool children

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1984
Sixteen suicidal preschoolers age 21/2 to 5 years who were referred to a university child psychiatry outpatient clinic were compared with 16 behaviorally disordered preschoolers matched by age, sex, race, and parental marital and socioeconomic status.
P A, Rosenthal, S, Rosenthal
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Comprehension Monitoring in Preschool Children

Child Development, 1985
This study examined the ability of 2 1/2-4 1/2-years-olds to recognize comprehension difficulties and to implement strategies for resolving them. In the course of a play interaction, an adult female experimenter made a series of requests, some of which were designed to be difficult for the child to understand or to execute.
G L, Revelle, H M, Wellman, J D, Karabenick   +2 more
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Ear Dominance in Preschool Children

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1968
The purpose of the study was to investigate ear dominance of preschool children with special attention co its occurrence in conjunction with other aspects of dominance. Thirty-seven children were studied to determine whether a preference could be demonstrated in their use of hand, foot, eye, and ear. Ss ranged in age from 2 yr. and 2 mo. to 5 yr, and 4
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