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Emergence and Characterization of Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: A Meta-Analysis
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Metadata
- Authors
- Linn, M. C., & Petersen, A. C.
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1985-12-01
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1479-1498
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4241882889
- Cited by
- 264
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 4.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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