Comprehension of Televised Stories by Preschool Children with ADHD

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 376-385

  Sanchez, Rebecca Polley ^b   Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles ^a   Milich, Richard ^b   Welsh, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; TELEVISION;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TELEVISION;

EID: 0033190775     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424jccp280310     Document Type: Article

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