Three aspects of coverage provided by the long cane: Object, surface, and foot-placement preview

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-301

  Blasch, B B ^a   LaGrow, S J ^b   De L'Aune, W R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOT; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; ORIENTATION; REVIEW; TRAVEL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING AID;

EID: 0030036090     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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