A grammatical specific language impairment in children: An autosomal dominant inheritance?

Brain and Language

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 484-504

  Van Der Lely, H K J ^a   Stollwerck, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029917741     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1996.0026     Document Type: Article

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