Putative Risk Factors in Developmental Dyslexia: A Case-Control Study of Italian Children

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 120-129

  Mascheretti, Sara ^a   Marino, Cecilia ^b   Simone, Daniela ^c   Quadrelli, Ermanno ^d   Riva, Valentina ^a   Cellino, Maria Rosaria ^e   Maziade, Michel ^b   Brombin, Chiara ^a   Battaglia, Marco ^b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e Centro Regionale di Riferimento per i Disturbi dell Apprendimento CRRDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

case control study; developmental dyslexia; multifactorial liability; putative risk factors

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84922762234     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219413492853     Document Type: Article

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