Age-related changes in executive function: A normative study with the dutch version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-66

  Huizinga, Mariëtte ^a   Smidts, Diana P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior regulation; Children; Development; Executive function; Metacognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651326434     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2010.509715     Document Type: Article

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