Growth of Cognitive Abilities: Dynamic Models and Scaling

Developmental Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-28

  Eckstein, Shulamith Graus ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0034405578     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/drev.1999.0485     Document Type: Article

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