Early case reports of dyslexia in the United States and Europe

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-21

  Anderson, Peggy L ^a   Meier Hedde, Regine ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; DYSLEXIA; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; DYSLEXIA, ACQUIRED; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042407955     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940103400102     Document Type: Article

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