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The endurance of children's working memory : a recall time analysis.

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The endurance of children's working memory : a recall time analysis. / Towse, John N.; Hitch, Graham J.; Hamilton, Z. et al.
In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, Vol. 101, No. 2, 10.2008, p. 156-163.

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Towse, JN, Hitch, GJ, Hamilton, Z & Pirrie, S 2008, 'The endurance of children's working memory : a recall time analysis.', Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2008.03.009

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Towse, J. N., Hitch, G. J., Hamilton, Z., & Pirrie, S. (2008). The endurance of children's working memory : a recall time analysis. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 101(2), 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2008.03.009

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Towse JN, Hitch GJ, Hamilton Z, Pirrie S. The endurance of children's working memory : a recall time analysis. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 2008 Oct;101(2):156-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.03.009

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Towse, John N. ; Hitch, Graham J. ; Hamilton, Z. et al. / The endurance of children's working memory : a recall time analysis. In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 2008 ; Vol. 101, No. 2. pp. 156-163.

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