Accuracy of the Wechsler Test of Adult Reading (WTAR) and National Adult Reading Test (NART) when estimating IQ in a healthy Australian sample

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-56

  Mathias, Jane L ^a   Bowden, Stephen C ^b   Barrett Woodbridge, Mikele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 33846990934     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060600827599     Document Type: Article

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