Measurement of attention and related functions in the preschool child

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 216-225

  Mahone, E Mark ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Cancellation test; Continuous performance test; Preschool; Rating scales

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME;

EID: 26444452068     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20070     Document Type: Review

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