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Research Article

High scores on the Western Aphasia Battery correlate with good functional communication skills (as measured with the Communicative Effectiveness Index) in aphasic stroke patients

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Pages 287-291 | Accepted 01 Aug 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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