Clinical assessment of functional movement in adults with visual impairments

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-113

  Ray, Christopher T ^a   Horvat, Michael ^b   Williams, Michael ^a   Blasch, Bruce B ^a  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33847769183     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0710100205     Document Type: Article

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