The intersensory origins of word comprehension: An ecological-dynamic systems view

Developmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-18

  Gogate, Lakshmi J ^a,b   Walker Andrews, Arlene S ^c   Bahrick, Lorraine E ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035529552     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00143     Document Type: Article

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