Language acquisition and the compensation of visual deficit: New comparative data on a controversial topic

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 439-459

  Pérez Pereira, Miguel ^a   Castro, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

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EID: 0040238371     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.1997.tb00740.x     Document Type: Article

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