Prevalence and diagnostic utility of the WISC-III SCAD profile among children with disabilities

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-248

  Watkins, Marley W ^a   Kush, Joseph C ^b   Glutting, Joseph J ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0031489325     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0088960     Document Type: Article

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