Assessment of dog guides by users in Japan and suggestions for improvement

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 592-600

  Koda, Naoko ^a   Kubo, Masumi ^b   Ishigami, Tomomi ^c   Furuhashi, Hiroaki ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Kansai Guide Dogs for the Blind Association   (Japan)

^c NIHON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

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EID: 80054775029     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x1110501006     Document Type: Article

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