Short-term memory in down syndrome

Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 239-266

  Jarrold, Christopher ^a   Purser, Harry R M ^a   Brock, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203013403     Document Type: Chapter

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