Cognitive executive function in Down's syndrome

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-17

  Rowe, John ^a,d   Lavender, Anthony ^b   Turk, Vicky ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d St Leonards Primary Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33644617316     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466505X29594     Document Type: Article

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