A neuropsychological profile of attention deficits in young males with fragile X syndrome

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1261-1270

  Munir, F ^a   Cornish, K M ^a   Wilding, J ^b  

^a Section of Developmental Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0034256980     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(00)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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