Reliability and validity of the SCL-90-R with Hispanic college students

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 254-264

  Martinez, Sandra ^a   Stillerman, Lee ^a   Waldo, Michael ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic; Norms; Reliability; Symptom Checklist 90 Revised

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844455567     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986305274911     Document Type: Article

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