Merzenich, Hiltrud https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7299-3764
Blettner, Maria
Niehoff, Dorothea
Schwentner, Lukas
Schmidt, Marcus
Schmitt, Margit
Wollschläger, Daniel
Funding for this research was provided by:
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (02NUK026B)
Article History
Received: 9 April 2018
Accepted: 20 November 2018
First Online: 29 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
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