The Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI): A new rating instrument for parents and teachers

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 536-552

  Thorell, Lisa B ^a,b   Nyberg, Lilianne ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILDHOOD EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING INVENTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

EID: 45849127203     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640802101516     Document Type: Article

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