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Differential Ability Scales (DAS and DAS-II)

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Cain, R.M., Coulehan, K., Baron, I.S. (2018). Differential Ability Scales (DAS and DAS-II). 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_1541

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