Factor Invariance Assessment of the Dean–Woodcock Sensory–Motor Battery for Patients With ADHD Versus Nonclinical Subjects

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-173

  Finch, Holmes ^a   Davis, Andrew ^a   Dean, Raymond S ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Dean Woodcock Sensory Motor Battery; measurement invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993768041     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164409344528     Document Type: Article

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