Issues related to WAIS-R testing modifications for individuals with learning disabilities or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-240

  Hishinuma, Earl S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0032331903     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1511084     Document Type: Article

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