Language in boys with fragile X syndrome

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-144

  Levy, Yonata ^a   Gottesman, Riki ^a   Borochowitz, Zvi ^b   Frydman, Moshe ^c   Sagi, Michal ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ECHOLALIA; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECORDING; REVIEW; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ECHOLALIA; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TAPE RECORDING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33344463208     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S030500090500718X     Document Type: Review

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