Poor working memory. Impact and interventions

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue C, 2010, Pages 1-43

  Holmes, Joni ^a   Gathercole, Susan E ^b   Dunning, Darren L ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78049262059     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374748-8.00001-9     Document Type: Chapter

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