The Body Language of Adults Who Are Blind1

Anna-Karin Magnusson; Gunnar Karlsson

doi:10.1080/15017410701685927

The Body Language of Adults Who Are Blind1

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 10 (2008): Issue 2

By: Anna-Karin Magnusson and Gunnar Karlsson

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|May 2008

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017410701685927 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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