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Tipton-Burton, M.M. (2018). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1927
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