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Original Articles

Acquisition of an instrumental activity of daily living in patients with Korsakoff's syndrome: A comparison of trial and error and errorless learning

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Pages 888-913 | Received 13 Mar 2013, Accepted 14 Aug 2013, Published online: 18 Sep 2013

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