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Information-processing speed is the primary deficit underlying the poor performance of multiple sclerosis patients in the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT)

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Pages 789-796 | Received 18 Jun 2007, Accepted 30 Oct 2007, Published online: 05 Sep 2008

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