Idiom comprehension in children and adults with unilateral brain damage

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-349

  Kempler, Daniel ^c   Van Lancker, Diana ^d   Marchman, Virginia ^a   Bates, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032927280     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565649909540753     Document Type: Article

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