Longitudinal Antecedents of Executive Function in Preschoolers

Child Development

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1022-1036

  Conway, Anne ^a   Stifter, Cynthia A ^b  

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

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860491494     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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