Developmental pathways of emotion regulation in childhood: A neuropsychological perspective

Mind, Brain, and Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-169

  Woltering, Steven ^a   Lewis, Marc D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 68449088125     PISSN: 17512271     EISSN: 1751228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-228X.2009.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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