General ability index for the WAIS-III: Canadian norms

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-48

  Saklofske, Donald H ^a   Gorsuch, Richard L ^b   Weiss, Lawrence G ^c   Zhu, Jianjun ^c   Patterson, Colleen A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^c Psychological Corporation

^d Dufferin Peel Cathol Dist Sch Bd   (Canada)

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EID: 14544305451     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087244     Document Type: Article

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