Phonological memory as a predictor of language comprehension in Down syndrome: A five-year follow-up study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 326-337

  Laws, Glynis ^a   Gunn, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Language; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHONETICS; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHONETICS; READING;

EID: 1242321352     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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