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Korean preschoolers' advanced inhibitory control and its relation to other executive skills and mental state understanding

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Korean preschoolers' advanced inhibitory control and its relation to other executive skills and mental state understanding. / Oh, Seungmi; Lewis, Charlie.
In: Child Development, Vol. 79, No. 1, 01.2008, p. 80-99.

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Oh, S & Lewis, C 2008, 'Korean preschoolers' advanced inhibitory control and its relation to other executive skills and mental state understanding', Child Development, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 80-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01112.x

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Oh, S., & Lewis, C. (2008). Korean preschoolers' advanced inhibitory control and its relation to other executive skills and mental state understanding. Child Development, 79(1), 80-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01112.x

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Oh S, Lewis C. Korean preschoolers' advanced inhibitory control and its relation to other executive skills and mental state understanding. Child Development. 2008 Jan;79(1):80-99. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01112.x

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Oh, Seungmi ; Lewis, Charlie. / Korean preschoolers' advanced inhibitory control and its relation to other executive skills and mental state understanding. In: Child Development. 2008 ; Vol. 79, No. 1. pp. 80-99.

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