Relationships between working memory, expressive vocabulary and arithmetical reasoning in children with and without intellectual disabilities

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 51-64

  Henry, Lucy A ^a   MacLean, Morag ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41849129011     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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