An examination of the convergent validity of the Matson evaluation of social skills for individuals with severe retardation (MESSIER) with sociometric ranking

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-91

  LeBlanc, Linda A ^b   Matson, Johnny L ^a   Cherry, Katie E ^b   Bamburg, Jay W ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 0032796383     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979599799155867     Document Type: Article

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