A low vision reading comprehension test

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 486-494

  Watson, G R ^a   Wright, V ^a   Long, S ^a   De L'Aune, W ^a  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; READING; RELIABILITY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029829724     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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