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Special Section on Epilepsy

Frequency of Scale Elevations and Factor Structure of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) in Children and Adolescents With Intractable Epilepsy

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Pages 181-189 | Published online: 03 Feb 2007

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