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Research Article

Same-different letter decision task: a study with Spanish children with dyslexia (Tarea de decisión de letras igual-diferente: un estudio con niños españoles con dislexia)

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Pages 870-905 | Received 31 Mar 2021, Accepted 28 May 2022, Published online: 08 Aug 2022

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