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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
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Research Article

A comprehensive examination of the memory profile of youth with Down syndrome in comparison to typically developing peers

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Pages 721-738 | Received 09 Sep 2019, Accepted 21 Jan 2020, Published online: 26 Feb 2020

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