Growth and Cognition in Brazilian Schoolchildren: A Spontaneously Occurring Intervention Study

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 169-183

  Paine, Patricia ^a   Dorea, José Garrofe ^a   Pasquali, Luiz ^a   Monteiro, André Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

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EID: 84970268791     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016502549201500201     Document Type: Article

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