Validation of a Questionnaire to Screen University Students for Learning Disabilities

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-220

  Glenn, Jerry ^a   Eslinger, Paue ^a   Chinchilli, Vernon ^a   Eitington, Norma Jo ^b   Martel, Julie ^a   Salisbury, Jill ^c   Karwacki, Marianne ^c   Deegan, Dorothy ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning disabilities; Screening instrument; University students; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444512765     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009799811690     Document Type: Article

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