Coping with Age-Related Vision Loss In Everyday Reading Activities

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-54

  Bouchard Ryan, Ellen ^a   Anas, Ann P ^a   Beamer, Miranda ^a   Bajorek, Selina ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0037233420     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713844234     Document Type: Article

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