The development of rocking among children who are blind

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 82-95

  McHugh, Elaine ^a   Pyfer, Jean ^b  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032954265     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x9909300203     Document Type: Article

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