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Child Neuropsychology
A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence
Volume 15, 2009 - Issue 5
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Higher Order Factor Structure of the WISC-IV in a Clinical Neuropsychological Sample

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Pages 417-424 | Received 08 Sep 2008, Accepted 02 Nov 2008, Published online: 18 Aug 2009

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