An Investigation of the Types of Problem Behaviors Exhibited by K-12 Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders in Public School Settings

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-359

  Nelson, J Ron ^a,b   Babyak, Allison ^a   Gonzalez, Jorge ^a   Benner, Gregory J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0345491533     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290302800406     Document Type: Article

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