Status of and Trends in Academic Intervention Research for Students with Emotional Disturbance

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 273-287

  Mooney, Paul ^a   Epstein, Michael H ^b   Reid, Robert ^b   Nelson, J Ron ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Center for At Risk Children's Services   (United States)

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EID: 0141976218     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07419325030240050301     Document Type: Review

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