A closer look at visual manuals

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-383

  Van Der Meij, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001969260     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/C9UX-2KDT-J928-P17H     Document Type: Article

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