Planning studies of etiology

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-110

  Smith, Shelley D ^a,c   Morris, Colleen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 12444300098     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716405050083     Document Type: Review

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