Phonemic verbal fluency task in adults with high-level literacy
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Phonemic verbal fluency task in adults with high-level literacy
Objective: To establish normative parameters for the F-A-S form of the phonemic verbal fluency test, in a population of Brazilian Portuguese speaking adults with high-level literacy. Methods: The sample comprised 40 male and female volunteers aged 19 to 59 years, and at least 8 years of formal education. Volunteers were first submitted to the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Clock Drawin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Einstein (São Paulo)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1679-4508
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082016ao3629