Sex differences in performance over 7 years on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised among adults with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 114-122

  Kittler, Phyllis ^a   Krinsky McHale, S J ^a   Devenny, D A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Down's syndrome; Intellectual disability; Middle aged; Sex differences; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 1242320013     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2004.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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