Social-behavioral assessment of at-risk early adolescent students: Psychometric characteristics and validity of a parent report form of the school social behavior scales

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-49

  Merrell, Kenneth W ^a   Caldarella, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033450444     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073428299901700104     Document Type: Article

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