Elements of Working Memory as Predictors of Goal-Setting Skills in Children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-562

  Nyman, Anna ^a   Taskinen, Taina ^a   Grönroos, Matti ^a   Haataja, Leena ^a   Lähdetie, Jaana ^a   Korhonen, Tapio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

ADHD; children; goal setting; working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM;

EID: 78049479421     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219410375001     Document Type: Article

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