Cognitive, Academic, and Attitudinal Predictors of the Grade Point Averages of College Students with Learning Disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 407-415

  Murray, Christopher ^a   Wren, Carol T ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141567897     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194030360050201     Document Type: Article

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