Effect of Attention Therapy on Reading Comprehension

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 556-563

  Solan, Harold A ^a   Shelley Tremblay, John ^b   Ficarra, Anthony ^c   Silverman, Michael ^d   Larson, Steven ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0242458881     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194030360060601     Document Type: Article

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