Young children's use of a visual aid: An experimental study of the effectiveness of training

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 460-467

  Cox, Ralf F A ^a,d   Reimer, Annemieke M ^b   Verezen, Cornelis A ^c   Smitsman, A D W ^b   Vervloed, Mathijis P J ^b   Boonstra, Nienke F ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Bartimeus Institute for the Visually Impaired   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Bartiméus ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL AID; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL INFORMATION;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENSES; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; READING; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 65549095209     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03228.x     Document Type: Article

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