Working memory and arithmetic learning disability

Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 113-138

  Passolunghi, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84916992825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203013403     Document Type: Chapter

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