Early hormonal influences on cognitive functioning in congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Developmental PsychologyPublished 1 March 1986
Susan M. Resnick, Sheri A. Berenbaum, Irving I. Gottesman, Thomas J. Bouchard
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Abstract
Etude du fonctionnement cognitif mesure par une batterie de tests et des activites de l'enfance entre 6 et 11 ans mesurees par un questionnaire retrospectif chez 25 personnes atteintes d'une maladie hormonale
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