The familial incidence of symptoms of scotopic sensitivity/Irlen syndrome

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 85, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 1043-1055

  Robinson, G L ^a   Foreman, P J ^a   Dear, K B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; RETINA DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; RETINAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030346330     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.3.1043     Document Type: Article

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