Examining the comorbidity of language impairment and attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 228-246

  Mueller, Kathryn L ^a   Tomblin, J Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; comorbidity; language impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865032888     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TLD.0b013e318262010d     Document Type: Review

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