Relationships between learning difficulties and psychological problems in preadolescent children from a longitudinal sample

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-436

  Prior, Margot ^a   Smart, Diana ^b   Sanson, Ann ^c   Oberklaid, Frank ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Australian Temperament Project   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Comorbidity; Learning difficulties; Longitudinal associations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033026577     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199904000-00016     Document Type: Article

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