Case study into the effect of intensive mass training on chronic pure alexia

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Case study into the effect of intensive mass training on chronic pure alexia. / Wilms, Inge Linda.

In: International Journal of Neurorehabilitation, Vol. 2, No. 2, 03.06.2015, p. 1-7.

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Wilms, IL 2015, 'Case study into the effect of intensive mass training on chronic pure alexia', International Journal of Neurorehabilitation, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4172/2376-0281.1000162

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Wilms, I. L. (2015). Case study into the effect of intensive mass training on chronic pure alexia. International Journal of Neurorehabilitation, 2(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4172/2376-0281.1000162

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Wilms IL. Case study into the effect of intensive mass training on chronic pure alexia. International Journal of Neurorehabilitation. 2015 Jun 3;2(2):1-7. https://doi.org/10.4172/2376-0281.1000162

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Wilms, Inge Linda. / Case study into the effect of intensive mass training on chronic pure alexia. In: International Journal of Neurorehabilitation. 2015 ; Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 1-7.

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