Students with Learning Problems at Risk in Middle School: Stress, Social Support, and Adjustment

Exceptional Children

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-100

  Wenz Gross, Melodie ^a   Siperstein, Gary N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0037875066     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440299806500107     Document Type: Article

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