The communication effects of right brain damage on the very old and the not so old

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-93

  MacKenzie, Catherine ^a   Begg, Thia ^b   Lees, Kennedy R ^c   Brady, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0004650459     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0911-6044(99)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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