Visual stress in adults with and without dyslexia

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 365-378

  Singleton, Chris ^a   Trotter, Susannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744529445     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2005.00275.x     Document Type: Review

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