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Narrative skill and testimonial accuracy in typically developing children and those with intellectual disabilities

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Narrative skill and testimonial accuracy in typically developing children and those with intellectual disabilities. / Brown, Deirdre Ann; Brown, Emma-Jane; Lewis, Charles Neville et al.
In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol. 32, No. 5, 01.09.2018, p. 550-560.

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Brown, DA, Brown, E-J, Lewis, CN & Lamb, M 2018, 'Narrative skill and testimonial accuracy in typically developing children and those with intellectual disabilities', Applied Cognitive Psychology, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 550-560. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3427

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Brown, D. A., Brown, E-J., Lewis, C. N., & Lamb, M. (2018). Narrative skill and testimonial accuracy in typically developing children and those with intellectual disabilities. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32(5), 550-560. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3427

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Brown DA, Brown E-J, Lewis CN, Lamb M. Narrative skill and testimonial accuracy in typically developing children and those with intellectual disabilities. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 2018 Sept 1;32(5):550-560. Epub 2018 Jun 27. doi: 10.1002/acp.3427

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Brown, Deirdre Ann ; Brown, Emma-Jane ; Lewis, Charles Neville et al. / Narrative skill and testimonial accuracy in typically developing children and those with intellectual disabilities. In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 2018 ; Vol. 32, No. 5. pp. 550-560.

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