The psychology of mental retardation

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-33

  Detterman, Douglas K ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0033061164     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540269974492     Document Type: Review

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