Processing speed mediates executive function difficulties in very preterm children in middle childhood

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 445-454

  Mulder, Hanna ^a,b   Pitchford, Nicola J ^a   Marlow, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavior; Child; Cognition; Inhibition; Neuropsychology; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEGOTIATING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79956100016     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711000373     Document Type: Article

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