Incompleteness features in the descriptive discourse of Chinese elders with and without Alzheimer's disease.
Incompleteness features in the descriptive discourse of Chinese elders with and without Alzheimer's disease.
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患有和未患有阿尔茨海默病的中国老年人的描述性话语存在不完整的特点。
DOI:
10.1080/02699206.2022.2092423
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Li,Yunxia
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作者:
Huang,Lihe;Liu,Zhuoya;Li,Yunxia
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