Phonological Working Memory and Spoken Language Development in Young Children

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 216-233

  Adams, Anne Marie ^a   Gathercole, Susan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030298863     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713755610     Document Type: Article

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