Long-term stability of the wechsler intelligence scale for children-third edition among demographic subgroups: Gender, race/ethnicity, and age

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 300-313

  Canivez, Gary L ^a,c   Watkins, Marley W ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania State University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 24044447337     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073428299901700401     Document Type: Article

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