Cognition in down syndrome: A developmental cognitive neuroscience perspective

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-317

  Edgin, Jamie O ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 84876188303     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1221     Document Type: Article

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