Comprehension of concrete and abstract words in semantic dementia.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Neuropsychology

• Publication date

  2009-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/a0015452PMID 19586212PMCID PMC2801065
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