Visuospatial working memory in specific language impairment: A meta-analysis

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2586-2597

  Vugs, Brigitte ^a   Cuperus, Juliane ^a   Hendriks, Marc ^b,c   Verhoeven, Ludo ^d  

^a ROYAL DUTCH KENTALIS   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; SLI; Visuospatial; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

META-ANALYSIS; SLI; VISUOSPATIAL; WORKING MEMORY;

CHILD; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84879315696     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.05.014     Document Type: Review

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