Deafness and WISC-III item difficulty: Invariance and fit

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 299-314

  Maller, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0031232124     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(97)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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