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Reading from computer screen versus reading from paper: does it still make a difference?

Maja KöpperInstitut für Experimentelle Psychologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Susanne MayrLehrstuhl für Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion, Universität Passau, Passau, Germany
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Axel BuchnerInstitut für Experimentelle Psychologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
Pages 615-632 | Received 11 Jun 2014, Accepted 10 Sep 2015, Published online: 06 Jan 2016

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