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| Linguistic abilities in Italian children with Williams syndrome V Volterra, O Capirci, G Pezzini, L Sabbadini, S Vicari Cortex 32 (4), 663-677, 1996 | 305 | 1996 |
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| Learning to talk in a gesture-rich world: Early communication in Italian vs. American children JM Iverson, O Capirci, V Volterra, S Goldin-Meadow First language 28 (2), 164-181, 2008 | 269 | 2008 |
| A parent report instrument for early language assessment L Camaioni, MC Castelli, E Longobardi, V Volterra First language 11 (33), 345-358, 1991 | 259 | 1991 |
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| Specific language impairment in children: A cross-linguistic study LB Leonard, L Sabbadini, JS Leonard, V Volterra Brain and language 32 (2), 233-252, 1987 | 229 | 1987 |
| Memory abilities in children with Williams syndrome S Vicari, D Brizzolara, GA Carlesimo, G Pezzini, V Volterra Cortex 32 (3), 503-514, 1996 | 213 | 1996 |
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| Language acquisition in special populations: a comparison between Down and Williams syndromes S Vicari, MC Caselli, C Gagliardi, F Tonucci, V Volterra Neuropsychologia 40 (13), 2461-2470, 2002 | 187 | 2002 |
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