UK data from 197 undergraduates for the Nelson Denny reading test

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-35

  Masterson, Jackie ^a   Hayes, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 13244255312     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2004.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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