Executive functioning in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Profiles and age-related differences

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 201-215

  Rasmussen, Carmen ^a   Bisanz, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age differences; Children; Executive Functions; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Profile

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CARD SORTING TEST; CATEGORY FLUENCY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLOR WORD INTERFERENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DELIS KAPLAN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SYSTEM TEST; DESIGN FLUENCY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; TOWER TEST; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 67649674985     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040802385400     Document Type: Article

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