Modelling sources of informant variance in parent and teacher ratings of child psychopathology

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-16

  Zahner, Gwendolyn E P ^a   Daskalakis, Constantine ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behaviour disorders; Informant variance; Models; Psychiatric status rating scales

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746292459     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.30     Document Type: Article

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