Development of executive function and attention in preterm children: A systematic review

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-421

  Mulder, Hanna ^a   Pitchford, Nicola J ^a   Hagger, Martin S ^a   Marlow, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EFFECT SIZE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONEME; PLANNING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SEMANTICS; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 71149113144     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640902964524     Document Type: Article

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