Competency to stand trial in low-IQ juveniles

American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 3-16

  McKee, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a William S Hall Psychiat Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0031826568     PISSN: 01631942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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