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A CROSS-LINGUISTIC COMPARISON OF VERBAL FLUENCY TESTS

MÓNICA ROSSELLI Florida Atlantic University Davie, Florida, USA
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ALFREDO ARDILA Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, Florida, USA
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JUDY SALVATIERRA Florida Atlantic University Davie, Florida, USA
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MARTHA MARQUEZ Florida Atlantic University Davie, Florida, USA
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MATOS LUIS Florida Atlantic University Davie, Florida, USA
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VIVIANA A. WEEKES Florida Atlantic University Davie, Florida, USA
Pages 759-776 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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