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Empirical Research Papers / Artículos de Investigación Empírica

A study of the influence of chess on the Executive Functions in school-aged children / Estudio del impacto del ajedrez sobre las Funciones Ejecutivas en niños de edad escolar

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Pages 473-494 | Received 01 Jun 2016, Accepted 05 Dec 2016, Published online: 27 Mar 2017

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