Attention deficits predict phenotypic outcomes in syndrome-specific and domain-specific ways

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue JUL, 2012, Pages

  Cornish, K ^a   Steele, A ^b   Monteiro, C Rondinelli Cobra ^c   Karmiloff Smith, A ^d   Scerif, G ^e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Down syndrome; Literacy and early reading development; Longitudinal data analysis; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867053630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00227     Document Type: Article

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