Measuring problem behaviors in children with mental retardation: Dimensions and predictors

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 415-433

  Borthwick Duffy, Sharon A ^a   Lane, Kathleen L ^a   Widaman, Keith F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREDICTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030668557     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(97)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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