Working memory in children and adolescents with Down syndrome: Evidence from a colour memory experiment

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-364

  Laws, Glynis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; CHILD; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY;

EID: 0042093737     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00026     Document Type: Article

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