Immature brain in adolescence
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Cognitive and Brain Development in Adolescence
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1034-4810,1440-1754
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12241