Working Memory Capacity and Comprehension Processes in Deaf Readers
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Working memory capacity and comprehension processes in deaf readers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1081-4159,1465-7325
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.deafed.a014315