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Holliday, R. E., & Hayes, B. K. (2001). Dissociating automatic and intentional processes in children’s eyewitness memory. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 75(1), 1-42. doi:10.1006/jecp.1999.2521

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  • Follow the guidelines for print articles, giving whatever information is available in the online source.

  • If the article has a DOI (digital object identifier), use the DOI number at the end.

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Howard, K. R. (2007). Childhood overweight: Parental perceptions and readiness for change. The Journal of School Nursing, 23, 73-79. Retrieved from http://jsn.sagepub.com/

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  • If the article has no DOI (digital object identifier), give the URL for the home page of the journal.

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