Evaluating the utility of the Spanish version of the behavior assessment system for children-parent report system

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-337

  McCloskey, Dalene M ^a   Hess, Robyn S ^a   D'Amato, Rik Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0742288949     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073428290302100402     Document Type: Review

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