Behavioral and emotional problems among Italian children and adolescents aged 4 to 18 years as reported by parents and teachers

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 124-133

  Frigerio, Alessandra ^a   Cattaneo, Carmen ^a   Cataldo, MariaGiulia ^a   Schiatti, Alessia ^a   Molteni, Massimo ^a   Battaglia, Marco ^a,b,c  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

CBCL; Italy; Standardization; TRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442642794     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.20.2.124     Document Type: Article

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