The Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory: Is it valid and reliable for Mexican American youth?

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-74

  Blumentritt, Tracie L ^a   VanVoorhis, Carmen R Wilson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILLON ADOLESCENT CLINICAL INVENTORY; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY AND CLINICAL SCALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3442901634     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8301_06     Document Type: Article

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