Psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Scandinavia 1920–1950 – IQ testing, child guidance clinics and hospitalization

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Psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Scandinavia 1920–1950 – IQ testing, child guidance clinics and hospitalization. / Hamre, Bjørn Frithiof; Axelsson, Thom; Ludvigsen, Kari .

I: Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, Bind 55, Nr. 3, 2019, s. 391-415.

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Hamre, BF, Axelsson, T & Ludvigsen, K 2019, 'Psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Scandinavia 1920–1950 – IQ testing, child guidance clinics and hospitalization', Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, bind 55, nr. 3, s. 391-415. https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2019.1597137

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Hamre, B. F., Axelsson, T., & Ludvigsen, K. (2019). Psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Scandinavia 1920–1950 – IQ testing, child guidance clinics and hospitalization. Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 55(3), 391-415. https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2019.1597137

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Hamre BF, Axelsson T, Ludvigsen K. Psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Scandinavia 1920–1950 – IQ testing, child guidance clinics and hospitalization. Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education. 2019;55(3):391-415. https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2019.1597137

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Hamre, Bjørn Frithiof ; Axelsson, Thom ; Ludvigsen, Kari . / Psychiatry in the sorting of schoolchildren in Scandinavia 1920–1950 – IQ testing, child guidance clinics and hospitalization. I: Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education. 2019 ; Bind 55, Nr. 3. s. 391-415.

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