Dyslexia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 307-312

  Shaywitz, Sally E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS;

EID: 0032576678     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199801293380507     Document Type: Review

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