A specific calculating ability

Intelligence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 383-403

  Anderson, Mike ^a   O'Connor, Neil ^b   Hermelin, Beate ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005370179     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2896(99)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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