Word reading and reading-related skills in Hebrew-speaking adolescents with Williams syndrome

Neurocase

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 444-451

  Levy, Yonata ^a   Antebi, Vered ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; READING; SKILL; SPEECH; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 12744280977     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790490894048     Document Type: Article

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