Development of a scale to assess emotional disturbance

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-22

  Epstein, Michael H ^a   Cullinan, Douglas ^b   Ryser, Gail ^c   Pearson, Nils ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRO ED   (United States)

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EID: 0036868989     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290202800101     Document Type: Article

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