Commentary: Neurocognitive consequences of socioeconomic disparities

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 708-712

  Neville, Helen ^a   Stevens, Courtney ^b   Pakulak, Eric ^a   Bell, Theodore A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS;

BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEUROSCIENCES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84883184210     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12081     Document Type: Article

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