Reliability of ratings of consumers with mental retardation and their staff on multiple measures of social support

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 280-284

  Lunsky, Yona ^a,b   Benson, Betsey A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF;

EID: 0030694403     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1997)102<0280:ROROCW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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