Informant Agreement in Behavior Ratings for Children with Epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 427-435

  Huberty, Thomas J ^a   Austin, Joan K ^a   Harezlak, Jaroslaw ^a   Dunn, David W ^a   Ambrosius, Walter T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; epilepsy; mother; father; teacher; cross informant; behavior ratings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037809077     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2000.0119     Document Type: Article

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