Relationships amongst age, language and related skills in adults with Down syndrome

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 568-576

  Iacono, Teresa ^a   Torr, Jennifer ^a   Wong, Hui Yi ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Alzheimer's disease; Down syndrome; Intellectual disability; Language skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY MEMORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SKILL; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949271415     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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