Investigating the Relationship Between Attention and Working Memory in Clinical and Community Samples

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 242-254

  Alloway, Tracy Packiam ^a   Elliott, Julian ^b   Place, Maurice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD subtypes; Attention; Math; Reading; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 77951124394     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040903559655     Document Type: Article

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