The effects of visual stimulation on the mathematics performance of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-288

  Lee, David L ^a   Zentall, Sydney S ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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