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Brief Cognitive Rating Scale

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Becker, M., Allen, D.N. (2017). Brief Cognitive Rating Scale. In: Kreutzer, J., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_168-3

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