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Assessment of verb and sentence processing deficits in stroke-induced aphasia: the Italian version of the Northwestern Assessment of Verbs and Sentences (NAVS-I)

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Pages 510-543 | Received 23 Nov 2022, Accepted 12 May 2023, Published online: 25 May 2023

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