Cross-ethnic measurement equivalence of the RCMAS in Latino and white youth with anxiety disorders

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-61

  Pina, Armando A ^a   Little, Michelle ^a   Knight, George P ^a   Silverman, Wendy K ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57649167550     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890802484183     Document Type: Article

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