Interpreter-Mediated Neuropsychological Testing of Monolingual Spanish Speakers
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Interpreter-mediated neuropsychological testing of monolingual Spanish speakers.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Clinical Neuropsychologist
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1385-4046,1744-4144
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2011.640641