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Neuropsychological functioning in preschool-aged children with sickle cell disease: The role of illness-related and psychosocial factors
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| Title: | Neuropsychological functioning in preschool-aged children with sickle cell disease: The role of illness-related and psychosocial factors |
| Authors: | Tarazi, Reem A. |
| Keywords: | Psychology
Sickle cell anemia in children |
| Issue Date: | 26-May-2004 |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the association of illness-related and psychosocial factors with neuropsychological functioning in preschool-aged children with sickle cell disease (SCD). The following hypotheses were proposed: (1) children with SCD would perform less well than normative groups on neuropsychological measures, (2) they would perform relatively less well on measures of Memory/Attention as compared to other domains, and (3) psychosocial risk factors would predict variability in neuropsychological performance over and above that predicted by illness-related factors … |
| URI: | http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/289 |
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