Applicability of the Nonverbal Learning Disability Paradigm for Children With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-166

  Schoch, Kelly ^a   Harrell, Waverly ^a   Hooper, Stephen R ^b   Ip, Edward H ^c   Saldana, Santiago ^c   Kwapil, Thomas R ^d   Shashi, Vandana ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

22qll deletion syndrome; latent class modeling; nonverbal learning disability; velocardiofacial syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS;

EID: 84893229876     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219412443556     Document Type: Article

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