Development of inattention, impulsivity, and processing speed as measured by the d2 test: Results of a large cross-sectional study in children aged 7-13

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-210

  Wassenberg, Renske ^a   Hendriksen, Jos G M ^a,b   Hurks, Petra P M ^a   Feron, Frans J M ^c   Keulers, Esther H H ^a   Vles, Johan S H ^d   Jolles, Jelle ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Child Rehab Center Franciscusoord   (Netherlands)

^c Regional Public Health Institute Maastricht   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Interindividual variance; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; NETHERLANDS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45949084594     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040601187940     Document Type: Article

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