Cognitive determinants of performance on the digit symbol-coding test, and the symbol search test of the WAIS-III, and the symbol digit modalities test: An analysis in a healthy sample

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 204-210

  Crowe, Simon F ^a   Benedict, Theresa ^b   Enrico, Jodi ^b   Mancuso, Norman ^b   Matthews, Carolyn ^b   Wallace, Jacki ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033414367     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069908257455     Document Type: Article

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