The genetics of learning to read

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-132

  Colthear, Max ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33645157159     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2006.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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