Imbalance in the numbers of boys and girls identified for referral to educational psychologists: Some issues

Support for Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 123-129

  Vardill, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0009924778     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.1996.tb00244.x     Document Type: Article

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