Designing measures for profiling and genotype/phenotype studies of individuals with genetic syndromes or developmental language disorders

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-64

  Mervis, Carolyn B ^a   Robinson, Byron F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 12444279986     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716405050058     Document Type: Review

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