IQ estimate smackdown: Comparing IQ proxy measures to the WAIS-III
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1355-6177,1469-7661
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617709090766