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Original Article

An investigation of the optometric correlates of reading disability

(BSc PhD MBCO DCLP) , (BSc DSc FBCO) & (BA(Hons) PhD CPsychol)
Pages 192-200 | Received 23 Apr 2009, Accepted 29 Oct 1992, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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