Discovering core profile types in the school-age standardization sample of the differential ability scales

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-146

  Holland, Anne M ^a   McDermott, Paul A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030492961     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073428299601400204     Document Type: Article

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