Strategies for indoor wayfinding: The role of orientation

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-145

  Lawton, Carol A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 0030171271     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jevp.1996.0011     Document Type: Article

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