A school programme contributes to the environmental knowledge of blind people

The British Journal of Visual Impairment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 101-104

  Papadopoulos, Konstantinos S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

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EID: 84992803069     PISSN: 02646196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264619604050046     Document Type: Article

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