Metric and structural equivalence of core cognitive abilities measured with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III in the United States and Australia

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 768-780

  Bowden, Stephen C ^a   Lissner, Dianne ^b   McCarthy, Kerri A L ^c   Weiss, Lawrence G ^d   Holdnack, James A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australia and New Zealand Gynaecologic Oncology Group Coordination Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Psychological Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METRIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; UNITED STATES; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 34748827409     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390601028027     Document Type: Article

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