Family Friendliness of Community-Based Services for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Their Families: An Observational Study

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-92

  Singh, Nirbhay N ^a   John Curtis, W ^a   Wechsler, Hollis A ^a   Ellis, Cynthia R ^a   Cohen, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0642311282     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106342669700500203     Document Type: Article

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