A Comparison of Sex Differences in Visual-Spatial Performance from Preadolescence to Adulthood in Ghana and Norway

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 25-31

  Amponsah, Benjamin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 0034559862     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630003000404     Document Type: Review

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