Comparison of socially accepted and rejected children with mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 339-351

  Siperstein, Gary N ^a   Leffert, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PEER GROUP; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031053325     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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