Executive functioning in children with specific language impairment

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-45

  Henry, Lucy A ^a   Messer, David J ^b   Nash, Gilly ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; executive functioning; nonverbal IQ; Specific language impairment; verbal IQ

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONDON; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 82955233160     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02430.x     Document Type: Article

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