Published 1997
by Statistics Canada in Ottawa, ON .
Written in
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Literacy skills of Canadian youth, Enquête internationale sur l"alphabétisation des adultes : capacités de lecture des jeunes canadiens. |
| Statement | J. Douglas Willms. |
| Contributions | Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Division. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | 33 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 33 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL17270422M |
| ISBN 10 | 0660171252 |
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