Approaching Motor and Language Deficits in Autism from Below: a Biolinguistic Perspective

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Journal Front Integr Neurosci

Date 2015 Apr 15

PMID 25870545

Citations 3

Authors

Antonio Benitez-Burraco

Cedric Boeckx

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