Theory of mind skills I year after traumatic brain injury in 6-to 8-year-old children

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-195

  Walz, Nicolay Chertkoff ^a,e   Yeates, Keith Owen ^b   Taylor, H Gerry ^c   Stancin, Terry ^d   Wade, Shari L ^a,e  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 78149261606     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/174866410X488788     Document Type: Article

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