Atypical development of language and social communication in toddlers with Williams syndrome

Developmental Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 233-246

  Laing, Emma ^a   Butterworth, George ^b   Ansari, Daniel ^a   Gsödl, Marisa ^a   Longhi, Elena ^a   Panagiotaki, Georgia ^b   Paterson, Sarah ^a   Karmiloff Smith, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036000470     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00225     Document Type: Article

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