Homeless children in emergency shelters: Need for prereferral intervention and potential eligibility for special education

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 98-110

  Zima, Bonnie T ^a,d   Forness, Steven R ^a   Bussing, Regina ^b   Benjamin, Bernadette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032221718     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874299802300206     Document Type: Article

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