Elementary, my dear Watson, the clue is in the genes... or is it?

Psychologist

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 608-611

  Karmiloff Smith, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038237964     PISSN: 09528229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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