Is research on gender-specific underachievement in gifted girls an obsolete topic? New findings on an often discussed issue

High Ability Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-62

  Schober, Barbara ^a   Reimann, Ralph ^a   Wagner, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 3142691113     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359813042000225339     Document Type: Article

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