Enhancing comprehension of web information for users with special linguistic needs

Journal of Communication

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 86-108

  Singh, Sameer ^b   Gedeon, Tamàs Domonkos ^a   Rho, Youngju ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040757610     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1998.tb02749.x     Document Type: Article

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