Test of the definition of learning disability based on the difference between IQ and achievement

Psychological Reports

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-116

  Mayes, Susan Dickerson ^a,b   Calhoun, Susan L ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 27744455631     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.97.1.109-116     Document Type: Article

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