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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
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Selective and sustained attention in children with spina bifida myelomeningocele

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Pages 55-77 | Received 28 Feb 2011, Accepted 29 Oct 2011, Published online: 11 Jan 2012

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