Parental etiological explanations and disproportionate racial/ethnic representation in special education services for youths with emotional disturbance

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 348-358

  Yeh, May ^a,c,d,e,f   Forness, Steven R ^b   Ho, Judy ^a   McCabe, Kristen ^c,f,g   Hough, Richard L ^a,c,f,h  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital ^*  (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 10044263156     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290402900403     Document Type: Article

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