Different origin of auditory and phonological processing problems in children with language impairment: Evidence from a twin study

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-168

  Bishop, D V M ^a,c   Bishop, Sonia J ^a   Bright, Peter ^a   James, Cheryl ^a   Delaney, Tom ^b,d   Tallal, Paula ^b  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Comprehension; Genetics; Language impairment; Phonological

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PHONETICS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TWINS;

EID: 0032930791     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4201.155     Document Type: Article

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