Cross-linguistic meta-analysis of phonological fluency: Normal performance across cultures

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 342-347

  Oberg, Gunilla ^a,c   Ramírez, Maura ^b  

^a Danish Neuropsychological Society   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

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EID: 33748531280     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590500345872     Document Type: Article

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