Urban educators' perceptions of interventions for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A preliminary investigation

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-104

  Graczyk, Patricia A ^a   Atkins, Marc S ^a   Jackson, Maudette M ^a,b   Letendre, Joan A ^a,c   Kim Cohen, Julia ^a,d   Baumann, Barbara L ^a,e   McCoy, Jon ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b St James Center for Psychological Wellness   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 24144444146     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290503000203     Document Type: Article

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