Reliability and validity of the Vietnamese Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales with preschool-age children

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 592-602

  Goldberg, Michael R ^a   Dill, Charles A ^a   Shin, Jin Y ^a   Nhan, Nguyen Viet ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive Behavior; Autism; Chinese; Communication; Cross cultural; Daily living skills; Development; Indonesian; Motor skills; Socialization; VABS; Vietnam; Vietnamese; Vineland

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION; VIETNAM;

EID: 59749102890     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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