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The purpose of this study was to develop a short tool for the assessment of home environment and psychosocial development of preschool children, based on the data collected on a sample of one hundred and fifty children in the age range of 2 years 10 months to 3 years 8 months. Co-relation analysis was used in identifying home environment and psychosocial development variables for the development of the tool.
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Uma, H., Kapur, M., Girimaji, S.R. et al. A screening tool for assessment of the home environment and psychosocial development of preschool children. Indian J Pediatr 59, 417–422 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751553
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