Definitions and eligibility criteria applied to the adolescent and adult population with learning disabilities across agencies

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-223

  Gregg, Noël ^a   Scott, Sally ^b   McPeek, Donna ^b   Ferri, Beth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033245659     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1511287     Document Type: Article

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