RBANS index discrepancies: Base rates for older adults
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RBANS index discrepancies: base rates for older adults.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0887-6177
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2005.08.005