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Science 25 April 1969:
Vol. 164. no. 3878, pp. 445 - 447
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3878.445
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Sex Differences in Verbal and Performance IQ's of Children Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery

Marjorie P. Honzik 1, Donna S. Collart 2, Saul J. Robinson 2, and Knox H. Finley 2

1 Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley
2 Institute of Medical Sciences, Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francisco, California

Boys with congenital heart defects had essentially normal Verbal and Performnance IQ's on preoperative and postoperative tests; but girls' Verbal IQ's were significantly lower than those of boys, and significantly lower than girls' own Performance IQ's. This sex difference among congenital heart cases reverses the usual finding that girls excel on Verbal tests.


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Sex Differences in I.Q. Pattern of Children with Congenital Heart Defects.
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