Linguistic abilities in Italian children with Williams syndrome

Cortex

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 663-677

  Volterra, Virginia ^a   Capirci, Olga ^a   Pezzini, Grazia ^b   Sabbadini, Letizia ^a   Vicari, Stefano ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0030480151     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(96)80037-2     Document Type: Article

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