The quality of friendships between children with and without learning problems

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-125

  Siperstein, Gary N ^a   Leffert, James S ^a   Wenz Gross, Melodie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; ROLE;

EID: 0030826308     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(1997)102<0111:TQOFBC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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