Exploratory behavior in blind infants: How to improve touch?

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 485-511

  Smitsman, Ad W ^a   Schellingerhout, Roelof ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0013107041     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(01)00056-X     Document Type: Article

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