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Speech perception and phonological short-term memory capacity in language impairment: preliminary evidence from adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

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Pages 275-286 | Received 28 Nov 2008, Accepted 30 Mar 2009, Published online: 04 Feb 2010

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