Relationship of Cognitive Functioning and Aggressive Behavior with Emotionally Disabled and Specific Learning Disabled Students

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-140

  McHale, Brace G ^a   Obrzut, John E ^b   Sabers, Darrell L ^b  

^a Amphitheater Public Schools   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive nonaggressive; Cognitive functioning; Emotionally disturbed; Specific learning disabled; Verbal performance discrepancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037234057     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022823316505     Document Type: Article

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