Culture or education? Neuropsychological test performance of a Maya indigenous population

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-46

  Ostrosky Solís, Feggy ^a   Ramirez M ^a   Lozano, A ^a   Picasso, H ^a   Velez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 12144290703     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590344000277     Document Type: Article

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