Factor structure of the French version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 463-474

  Grégoire, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross cultural validity; Factor structure; Intelligence; WAIS III

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844470951     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164403258452     Document Type: Article

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