Introduction: Williams syndrome: A model for the neuroconstructivist approach

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan: A neuroconstructivist approach

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Karmiloff Smith, Annette ^a   Farran, Emily K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multidisciplinary research; Neuroconstructive approach; Neurodevelopmental syndromes; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921627631     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199594818.003.0010     Document Type: Editorial

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