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Preschool Verbal and Nonverbal Ability Mediate the Association Between Socioeconomic Status and School Performance

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Preschool Verbal and Nonverbal Ability Mediate the Association Between Socioeconomic Status and School Performance. / von Stumm, Sophie; Rimfeld, Kaili; Dale, Philip S.; Plomin, Robert.

In: Child Development, Vol. 91, No. 3, 23.03.2020, p. 705-714.

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von Stumm, S, Rimfeld, K, Dale, PS & Plomin, R 2020, 'Preschool Verbal and Nonverbal Ability Mediate the Association Between Socioeconomic Status and School Performance', Child Development, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 705-714. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13364

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von Stumm, S., Rimfeld, K., Dale, P. S., & Plomin, R. (2020). Preschool Verbal and Nonverbal Ability Mediate the Association Between Socioeconomic Status and School Performance. Child Development, 91(3), 705-714. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13364

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von Stumm S, Rimfeld K, Dale PS, Plomin R. Preschool Verbal and Nonverbal Ability Mediate the Association Between Socioeconomic Status and School Performance. Child Development. 2020 Mar 23;91(3):705-714. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13364

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von Stumm, Sophie ; Rimfeld, Kaili ; Dale, Philip S. ; Plomin, Robert. / Preschool Verbal and Nonverbal Ability Mediate the Association Between Socioeconomic Status and School Performance. In: Child Development. 2020 ; Vol. 91, No. 3. pp. 705-714.

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