Prevalence and clinical characteristics of dyslexia in primary school students

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages

  Roongpraiwan, Rawiwan ^a   Ruangdaraganon, Nichara ^a   Visudhiphan, Pongsak ^a   Santikul, Kanitta ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dysplexia; Learning Disabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHONETICS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS; THAILAND;

EID: 0036880932     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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