Speed of processing, working memory, and language impairment in children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 408-428

  Leonard, Laurence B ^a   Weismer, Susan Ellis ^b   Miller, Carol A ^c   Francis, David J ^d   Bruce Tomblin, J ^e   Kail, Robert V ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Language disorders; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKING MEMORY; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250885798     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/029)     Document Type: Article

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