Assessing and treating aggression in children and adolescents with developmental disabilities: A 20-year overview

Educational Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 151-181

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Dixon, Dennis R ^a   Matson, Michael L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 12344321961     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341042000301148     Document Type: Review

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