WISC-III cognitive profiles in children with developmental dyslexia: Specific cognitive disability and diagnostic utility

Dyslexia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-37

  Moura, Octávio ^a   Simóes, Mário R ^a   Pereira, Marcelino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

children; cognitive profiles; developmental dyslexia; WISC III

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN; COGNITIVE PROFILES; DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA; WISC-III;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84895076263     PISSN: 10769242     EISSN: 10990909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dys.1468     Document Type: Article

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