Whole-word shape effect in dyslexia

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 443-454

  Lavidor, Michal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054085812     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01444.x     Document Type: Article

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