Information processing and language comprehension in children with specific language impairment

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 62-84

  Montgomery, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Comprehension; Information processing; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036585322     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-200205000-00007     Document Type: Article

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