A Comparison of Methods to Estimate Premorbid Intelligence in an Australian Sample: Data from the Macquarie University Neuropsychological Normative Study (MUNNS)

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-237

  Lucas, Sara K ^a,b   Carstairs, Jane R ^a   Shores, E Arthur ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 1642532574     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060310001707257     Document Type: Article

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