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Whelan, T.B., Walker, M.L. (2009). Coping and Adjustment of Children with Neurological Disorder. In: Reynolds, C.R., Fletcher-Janzen, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78867-8_28

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