Testing the generalized slowing hypothesis in specific language impairment

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1205-1218

  Windsor, Jennifer ^a   Hwang, Mina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized slowing; Limited processing capacity; Response time; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032875707     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4205.1205     Document Type: Article

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