Expressive language style among adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 585-602

  Crawford, Nicole A ^a   Edelson, Lisa R ^b   Skwerer, Daniela Plesa ^b   Tager Flusberg, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 52449089364     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716408080259     Document Type: Article

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