Development and factor structure of a self-report measure for assessing internalizing symptoms of elementary-age children

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-210

  Merrell, Kenneth W ^b   Crowley, Susan L ^b   Walters, Amy S ^a  

^a Warm Springs Counseling Center   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031479646     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(199707)34:3<197::AID-PITS2>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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