"Attentional dyslexia" in Alzheimer's disease: A case study

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-228

  Saffran, Eleanor M ^a,b   Coslett, H Branch ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0000500719     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026432996382006     Document Type: Article

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