Using different measures, informants, and clinical cut-off points to estimate prevalence of emotional or behavioral disorders in preschoolers: Effects on age, gender, and ethnicity

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-391

  Feil, Edward G ^a   Small, Jason W ^a   Forness, Steven R ^b   Kaiser, Ann P ^c   Hancock, Terry B ^c   Serna, Loretta A ^d   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^e   Bryant, Donna ^f   Kuperschmidt, Janis ^f   Burchinal, Margaret R ^f   Boyce, Cheryl A ^g   Lopez, Michael L ^h  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g National Institute of Mental Health

^h National Center for Latino Child and Family Research

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EID: 27744553169     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290503000405     Document Type: Article

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