Near-vision acuity levels and performance on neuropsychological assessments used in occupational therapy

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-113

  Hunt, Linda A ^a   Bassi, Carl J ^b  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Low; Mental process; Neuropsychological tests; Vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649132630     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.64.1.105     Document Type: Article

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