A deficit for arithmetical procedures: Lack of knowledge or lack of monitoring?

Cortex

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 483-498

  Semenza, Carlo ^a   Miceli, Laura ^a   Girelli, Luisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030780512     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70231-4     Document Type: Article

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