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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
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Working Memory Failures in Children with Arithmetical Difficulties

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Pages 387-400 | Received 19 Feb 2007, Accepted 09 Jul 2007, Published online: 28 Aug 2008

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