Preterm Birth and Adult Wealth

Preterm Birth and Adult Wealth: Mathematics Skills Count

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Preterm Birth and Adult Wealth : Mathematics Skills Count. / Basten, Maartje; Jaekel, Julia; Johnson, Samantha; Gilmore, Camilla; Wolke, Dieter.

I: Psychological Science, Bind 26, Nr. 10, 01.10.2015, s. 1608-1619.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Basten, M, Jaekel, J, Johnson, S, Gilmore, C & Wolke, D 2015, 'Preterm Birth and Adult Wealth: Mathematics Skills Count', Psychological Science, bind 26, nr. 10, s. 1608-1619. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615596230

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Basten, M., Jaekel, J., Johnson, S., Gilmore, C., & Wolke, D. (2015). Preterm Birth and Adult Wealth: Mathematics Skills Count. Psychological Science, 26(10), 1608-1619. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615596230

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Basten M, Jaekel J, Johnson S, Gilmore C, Wolke D. Preterm Birth and Adult Wealth: Mathematics Skills Count. Psychological Science. 2015 okt. 1;26(10):1608-1619. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797615596230

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Basten, Maartje ; Jaekel, Julia ; Johnson, Samantha ; Gilmore, Camilla ; Wolke, Dieter. / Preterm Birth and Adult Wealth : Mathematics Skills Count. I: Psychological Science. 2015 ; Bind 26, Nr. 10. s. 1608-1619.

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