Reliability and validity of play-based observations: Relationship between the PLAY behaviour observation system and standardised measures of cognitive and social skills

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-440

  Farmer Dougan, Valeri ^a   Kaszuba, Tami ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0242366838     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341990190404     Document Type: Article

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