Gender imbalance in referrals to an educational psychology service

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-223

  Vardill, Robert ^a,b   Calvert, Sandra ^a  

^a Broadway Education Development Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b The College Street Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 56849087436     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713666061     Document Type: Article

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