Soft Neurological Signs in Children: A Normative Study

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-200

  Ardila, Alfredo ^a,b   Rosselli, Monica ^a  

^a Institute Colombiano de Neuropsicologia Bogota   (Colombia)

^b Miami Institute of Psychology   (United States)

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EID: 0041301994     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565649609540645     Document Type: Article

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