Use of the differential ability scales (DAS) special nonverbal composite among young children with linguistic differences

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 196-204

  Riccio, Cynthia A ^a,b   Ross, Carl M ^a   Boan, Candace H ^a   Jemison, Sandra ^a   Houston, Felicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031483530     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073428299701500301     Document Type: Article

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