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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Reaching for Objects or Asking for Them: Distance Estimation in 7- to 15-Year-Old Children

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Pages 183-191 | Received 03 Jul 2014, Accepted 30 Jun 2015, Published online: 27 Aug 2015

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