WAIS-III General Ability Index in neuropsychiatry and forensic psychiatry inpatient samples☆
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0887-6177
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2005.07.007