Gender differences in severity of writing and reading disabilities

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-172

  Berninger, Virginia W ^a   Nielsen, Kathleen H ^a   Abbott, Robert D ^a   Wijsman, Ellen ^a   Raskind, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Family genetics study; Gender differences; Reading disability; Writing disability

Indexed keywords

AGRAPHIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGRAPHIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 38949132588     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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