Self-concept, adjustment to blindness, and quality of friendship among adolescents with visual impairments

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 96-107

  Lifshitz, Hefziba ^a   Hen, Irit ^b   Weisse, Izhak ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Keren or Facility for Individuals with Visual Impairment   (Israel)

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EID: 33847787527     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0710100204     Document Type: Article

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