The Irlen-Syndrome - Are there pathophysiological correlates and evidence for the effect of coloured filters on reading?;Das Irlen-Syndrom - Gibt es pathophysiologische korrelate und wissenschaftliche evidenz für das «lesen mit farben»?

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-309

  Dohnert M ^a   Englert, Ekkehart D ^a  

^a HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSLEXIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IRLEN SYNDROME; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT VISION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; READING; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DARK ADAPTATION; DYSLEXIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SYNDROME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0344234327     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917.31.4.305     Document Type: Article

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