Higher-order factor structure of the Differential Ability Scales-II: Consistency across ages 4 to 17

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 676-697

  Keith, Timothy Z ^a   Low, Justin A ^a   Reynolds, Matthew R ^b   Patel, Puja G ^a   Ridley, Kristen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 78650447216     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20498     Document Type: Article

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