Comparing the effects of congenital and late visual impairments on visuospatial mental abilities

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 278-295

  Monegato, Maura ^a,b   Cattaneo, Zaira ^a   Pece, Alfredo ^c   Vecchi, Tomaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Melegnano Hospital   (Italy)

^c Melegnano Hospital   (Italy)

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EID: 34249710932     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0710100503     Document Type: Article

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