Adaptive behavior assessment of criminal defendants with a mental retardation claim

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 43-61

  Denkowski, George C ^a   Denkowski, Kathryn M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 48249148750     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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