The tower of London(DX): A standardized approach to assessing executive functioning in children

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-301

  Culbertson, William C ^a   Zillmer, Eric A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0032054869     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(97)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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