A systematic review of controlled trials evaluating interventions in adult literacy and numeracy

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-107

  Torgerson, Carole ^a   Porthouse, Jill ^a   Brooks, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744551310     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2005.00256.x     Document Type: Review

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