Nonword repetition as a behavioural marker for inherited language impairment: Evidence from a twin study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 391-403

  Bishop, D V M ^a   North, T ^b   Donlan, C ^c  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Natl Hospitals Coll of Speech Sci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Language impairment; Phonology; Short term memory; Twin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH THERAPY;

CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHONETICS; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH THERAPY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0029865799     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01420.x     Document Type: Article

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