Reading and Phonological Awareness in Williams Syndrome

Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-37

  Menghini, Deny ^a,b   Verucci, Lorena ^a   Vicari, Stefano ^a,b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHONEME; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SPEECH DISORDER; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; AWARENESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; READING; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 0842324944     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.18.1.29     Document Type: Article

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