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Review Article

Semantic verbal fluency in native speakers of Turkish: a systematic review of category use, scoring metrics and normative data in healthy individuals

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Pages 272-301 | Received 16 Jun 2023, Accepted 07 Mar 2024, Published online: 21 Jun 2024

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