Review and evaluation of instruments for assessing emotional and behavioural disorders

Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 127-145

  Aman, Michael G ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGE; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0026326877     PISSN: 07263864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07263869100034351     Document Type: Article

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