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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Volume 13, 2007 - Issue 3
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Visuospatial Working Memory in School-aged Children Exposed In Utero to Cocaine

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Pages 205-218 | Received 03 Dec 2005, Accepted 26 Jun 2006, Published online: 13 Apr 2007

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