Does the choice of stimulus affect the complexity of children's oral narratives?

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-103

  Pearce, Wendy M ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34248698134     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14417040510001669121     Document Type: Article

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