The relationship of season of birth and special education referral

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-387

  Wallingford, Elizabeth L ^b   Prout, H Thompson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034215057     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(200007)37:4<389::AID-PITS9>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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