Contributions of longitudinal studies to evolving definitions and knowledge of developmental dyscalculia

Trends in Neuroscience and Education

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-73

  Mazzocco, Michèle M M ^a,b   Räsänen, Pekka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arithmetic disorders; Dyscalculia; Longitudinal studies; Math anxiety; Mathematics learning disability

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DSM-IV; DYSCALCULIA; HUMAN; ICD-10; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MENTAL ARITHMETIC; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84882268776     PISSN: 22119493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tine.2013.05.001     Document Type: Review

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