Essentials of WAIS-IV Assessment (Essentials of Psychological Assessment)

432 Pages·2009·3.07 MB·English

by  Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger

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Essentials of WAIS(cid:1)-IV
Assessment
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Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series
Series Editors, Alan S. Kaufman and Nadeen L. Kaufman
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Essentials
(cid:1)
of WAIS -IV
Assessment
Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger
Alan S. Kaufman
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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