Auditory frequency discrimination in children with dyslexia

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-228

  Halliday, Lorna F ^a   Bishop, Dorothy V M ^b  

^a MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645653787     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2006.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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