A comprehensive evaluation of lexical reading in Italian developmental dyslexics

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-329

  Paizi, Despina ^a   De Luca, Maria ^b   Zoccolotti, Pierluigi ^c   Burani, Cristina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 84880283239     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2011.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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