Emotional and social consequences of age-related low vision

Visual Impairment Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-71

  Burmedi, David ^a   Becker, Stefanie ^a   Heyl, Vera ^a   Wahl, Hans Werner ^a   Himmelsbach, Ines ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

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EID: 1542563463     PISSN: 1388235X     EISSN: 17445167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/vimr.4.1.47.15634     Document Type: Article

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