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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Volume 15, 2008 - Issue 1
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Brief Report: Manipulation of Task Difficulty in Inhibitory Control Tasks

Sofia Lindqvist Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lisa B. Thorell Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Stockholm Brain Institute, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 1-7 | Received 27 Jun 2007, Accepted 05 Nov 2007, Published online: 16 Dec 2008

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