Towards a developmental model of executive function

Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes: A Lifespan Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3-21

  Anderson, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84920781439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203837863     Document Type: Chapter

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