Executive Function in School-Aged Children with Phenylketonuria

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 317-332

  Smith, Mary Lou ^a,b   Klim, Paula ^a   Hanley, William B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Executive function; Frontal lobe; Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034356293     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009480013237     Document Type: Article

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