Inner-city adults with severe reading difficulties: A closer look

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 596-597

  Gottesman, Ruth L ^a   Bennett, Randy Elliot ^b   Nathan, Ruth G ^c   Kelly, Mary S ^d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^c Adult Literacy Program

^d Albert Einstein College of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030294278     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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