The relationship between inhibition and working memory in predicting children's reading difficulties

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-101

  Booth, Josephine N ^a   Boyle, James M E ^a   Kelly, Steve W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84895902818     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9817.12011     Document Type: Article

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