Attentional characteristics of infants and toddlers with Williams syndrome during triadic interactions

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 243-268

  Mervis, Carolyn B ^a   Morris, Colleen A ^b   Klein Tasman, Bonita P ^c   Bertrand, Jacquelyn ^d   Kwitny, Susanna ^c   Appelbaum, Lawrence G ^c   Rice, Catherine E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Louisville ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEMPERAMENT; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0037251921     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326942dn231&2_11     Document Type: Article

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