Sex Differences in the Estimated Intelligence of School Children

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 201-219

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Budhani, Salima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0141872946     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.438     Document Type: Article

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