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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Volume 14, 2007 - Issue 1
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Motor Response Inhibition and Execution in the Stop-Signal Task: Development and Relation to ADHD Behaviors

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Pages 42-59 | Received 16 May 2006, Accepted 23 Jan 2007, Published online: 19 Dec 2007

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