A longitudinal study of cognitive abilities and educational attainment in Williams syndrome

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1020-1029

  Udwin, Orlee ^a   Davies, Mark ^a   Howlin, Patricia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0029800241     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb15062.x     Document Type: Article

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