Children’s human figure drawings as measures of intelligence: The comparative validity of three scoring systems

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 204-215

  Abell, Steven C ^a   Wood, William ^a   Liebman, Samuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

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EID: 0035629671     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073428290101900301     Document Type: Article

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