Measures of child emotional and behavioral strengths and family functioning: A preliminary report on the reliability and validity of their spanish translations

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-219

  Walrath, Christine M ^a,b   Franco, Eileen ^a   Liao, Qinghong ^a   Holden, E Wayne ^a  

^a MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^b ORC Macro   (United States)

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EID: 7544247217     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073428290402200302     Document Type: Review

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