Field dependence-independence of normally developing and mentally retarded boys of low and upper/middle socioeconomic status

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 99, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 913-923

  Alevriadou, A ^a   Tsakiridou, H ^a   Hatzinikolaou, K ^b   Grouios, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 12944263570     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.99.3.913-923     Document Type: Article

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