Adult learners: New norms on the nelson-denny reading test for healthcare professionals

Reading Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-238

  Haught, Patricia A ^a   Walls, Richard T ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011139732     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710290061337     Document Type: Article

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