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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
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Higher cortisol is associated with poorer executive functioning in preschool children: The role of parenting stress, parent coping and quality of daycare

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Pages 853-869 | Received 30 Oct 2014, Accepted 02 Aug 2015, Published online: 03 Sep 2015

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