Exploring the hand test with medically ill children and adolescents

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-91

  Smith, Steven R ^a   Blais, Mark A ^b   Vangala, Madhuri ^b   Masek, Bruce J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND TEST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PERFORMANCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 23044470626     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8501_08     Document Type: Article

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