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Getting Ready for Preschool: Linking Early Intervention and Family Mental Health for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delay

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This work was supported by National Institute of Mental Health research grant RO1 MH-081049 (S.L.F.), center grant P20-MH078458, and career development award K23 MH-085659 (D.M.B.).

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    Daniel M. Bagner

  2. Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33199, USA

    Stacy L. Frazier

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA

    Michelle Berkovits

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Bagner, D.M., Frazier, S.L. & Berkovits, M. Getting Ready for Preschool: Linking Early Intervention and Family Mental Health for Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Delay. Adm Policy Ment Health 41, 707–711 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-013-0513-5

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