Proverb interpretation in fluent aphasia and Alzheimer's disease: Implications beyond abstract thinking
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عنوان ژورنال: Aphasiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0268-7038,1464-5041
DOI: 10.1080/02687039708248475