Attitudes toward everyday odors for children with visual impairments: A pilot study

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-59

  Ferdenzi, Camille ^a   Coureaud, Gérard ^b   Camos, Valérie ^b   Schaal, Benoist ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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EID: 77949937140     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x1010400109     Document Type: Article

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