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Executive functions, self-regulation, and learned optimism in paediatric rehabilitation: a review and implications for intervention

Mark Ylvisaker School of Education, College of Saint Rose, 432 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203, USA
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Timothy Feeney Wildwood Institute, 219 Liberty Street, Schenectady, NY 12305, USA
Pages 51-70 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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