Performance of early-blind and sighted children on olfactory tasks

Perception

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-110

  Rosenbluth, Ruth ^a   Grossman, Ephraim S ^a   Kaitz, Marsha ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SMELL;

EID: 0033644235     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p3001     Document Type: Article

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