Factors that contribute to talented performance: A theoretical model from a Chinese perspective

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-246

  Wu, Echo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 23444456010     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001698620504900305     Document Type: Article

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