Behavioral and Neurophysiologic Response to Therapy for Chronic Aphasia
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.08.144