The cognitive development and school achievement of adopted adolescents: The Greek “Metera” study

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Vorria, Panayiota ^a   Ntouma, Maria ^a   Rutter, Michael ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cognitive development; Early institutional care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912051430     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2014.933703     Document Type: Article

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