Albert Einstein and LD: An evaluation of the evidence

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-157

  Thomas, Marlin ^a,b  

^a IONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b College Assistance Program ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PUBLIC FIGURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0039256171     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940003300203     Document Type: Review

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