Vision, learning, and dyslexia a joint organizational policy statement American Academy of Optometry American Optometric Association

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 868-870

  Bateman, Ronald ^a   Bursting, Eric ^a   Cotter, Susan ^a   Frantz, Kelly ^a   Garzia, Ralph ^a   Hoffman, Louis ^a   Miller, Stephen ^a   Press, Leonard ^a   Rouse, Michael ^a   Ryan, Julie ^a   Steele, Glen ^a   Williams, Gary ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DYSLEXIA;

VISION;

DYSLEXIA; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031257796     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199710000-00027     Document Type: Article

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