Report: Validity of the Elderly Behavior Assessment for Relatives (EBAR)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-83

  Pezzuti, Lina ^a   Laicardi, Caterina ^b   Lauriola, Marco ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Psychogeriatric assessment; Rating scale; Test construction; Test validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348000641     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.16.1.77     Document Type: Article

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