More ups and downs of subtest analysis: Criterion validity of the DAS with an unselected cohort

School Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 599-612

  Glutting, Joseph J ^a   Konold, Timothy R ^b   McDermott, Paul A ^b   Snelbaker, Alisa J ^b   Watkins, Marley W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NONE

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