Effects of student ethnicity on judgments of ADHD symptoms among hispanic and white teachers

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-287

  Domínguez De Ramírez, Romilia ^a,c   Shapiro, Edward S ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 491 Farish Hall ^*

^d Pediatric School Psychology

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EID: 27944497337     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: 10453830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/scpq.2005.20.3.268     Document Type: Conference Paper

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