Numerosity discrimination in children with down syndrome

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-447

  Camos, Valerie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PARIETAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 71149116537     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640902964557     Document Type: Article

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