Cognitive changes in pregnancy: Mild decline or societal stereotype?

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1142-1162

  Crawley, Ros ^a   Grant, Sophie ^a   Hinshaw, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 60849091082     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1427     Document Type: Article

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