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An essential resource for neuropsychological evaluation of Hispanic/Latino clients - Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment With Hispanics: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Practice, by Antolin M. Llorente (Ed.). 2008. New York: Springer for Science and Business Media, 234 pp., $59.95 (HB)

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Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment With Hispanics: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Practice, by Antolin M. Llorente (Ed.). 2008. New York: Springer for Science and Business Media, 234 pp., $59.95 (HB)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Monica Rivera Mindt*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and The Latin American and Latino Studies Institute, Fordham University, New York, New York, and Departments of Pathology and Psychiatry, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

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