Effects of a Parasitic Infection on Cognitive Functioning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-76

  Sternberg, Robert J ^c   McGrane, Patricia ^d   Powell, Christine ^a   Grantham McGregor, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0001935879     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.3.1.67     Document Type: Article

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