Factor structure of the Chinese version of the WAIS-R for Chinese adults in the lowest percentiles of IQ

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-355

  Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a   Lau, Bill Hon Biu ^a   Chang, Sonia Suk Yi ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b South Kwai Chung Polyclinic ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SHELTERED WORKSHOPS; UNITED STATES; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0030007040     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199605)52:3<345::AID-JCLP13>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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