Relation of perinatal risk and early parenting to executive control at the transition to school

Developmental Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 525-542

  Clark, Caron A C ^a   Woodward, Lianne J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREMATURE BIRTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84930043628     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12232     Document Type: Article

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