The effect of language structure on linguistic strengths and weaknesses in children with cochlear implants: Evidence from Italian

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 739-764

  Guasti, Maria Teresa ^a   Papagno, Costanza ^a   Vernice, Mirta ^a   Cecchetto, Carlo ^a   Giuliani, Anna ^b   Burdo, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

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EID: 84902103277     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716412000562     Document Type: Article

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