Childhood Executive Function Inventory (CHEXI): A promising measure for identifying young children with ADHD?

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-43

  Thorell, Lisa B ^a   Eninger, Lilianne ^b   Brocki, Karin C ^b   Bohlin, Gunilla ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Executive function; Inhibition; Rating instrument; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 77951250265     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902806527     Document Type: Article

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