Correlates of social development in children with communication disorders: The concurrent predictive value of verbal short-term memory span

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-226

  Donlan, Chris ^a   Masters, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication disorders; Short term memory; Social skill

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODING AND CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PREDICTION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0034037895     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136828200247151     Document Type: Article

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