A validation of the Dyslexia Adult Screening Test (DAST) in a post-secondary population

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-434

  Harrison, Allyson G ^a   Nichols, Eva ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Learning Opportunities Task Force ^*

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EID: 33745308775     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2005.00280.x     Document Type: Review

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