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Aphasiology Volume 29, 2015 - Issue 11: Generalisation of Aphasia Intervention
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The effect of a sentence comprehension treatment on discourse comprehension in aphasia

Swathi KiranAphasia Research Laboratory, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Carrie Des RochesAphasia Research Laboratory, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Sarah VillardAphasia Research Laboratory, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Yorghos TripodisDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
Pages 1289-1311 | Published online: 06 Jan 2015

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