A long-term analysis of the relationship between fluency and the training and maintenance of complex math skills

Psychological Record

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-376

  Singer Dudek, Jessica ^a,b   Greer, R Douglas ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23844469597     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395516     Document Type: Article

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