Executive functions in children with intellectual disabilities

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-121

  Japundža Milisavljević, Mirjana ^a   Maćešić Petrović, Dragana ^a  

^a Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation   (Serbia)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THINKING;

EID: 47549104151     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979508799103233     Document Type: Article

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