Jumping around and leaving things out: A profile of the narrative abilities of children with specific language impairment

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 647-667

  Miranda, A Elisabeth ^b   McCabe, Allyssa ^a   Bliss, Lynn S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Lowell ^*

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EID: 0032337685     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716400010407     Document Type: Article

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