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Brief Report: Specific Executive Function Profiles in Three Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Ozonoff, S., Jensen, J. Brief Report: Specific Executive Function Profiles in Three Neurodevelopmental Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord 29, 171–177 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023052913110

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