A closer look at interpersonal decision-making in adults with and without mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-224

  Hickson, Linda ^a   Golden, Harriet ^b   Khemka, Ishita ^a   Urv, Tiina ^a   Yamusah, Salifu ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Assoc the Help of Retarded Children   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032321774     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1998)103<0209:ACLAID>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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