Measurement and population miss-fits: A case study on the importance of using appropriate measures to evaluate early childhood interventions

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-53

  LeBoeuf, Whitney A ^a   Fantuzzo, John W ^a   Lopez, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b National Center for Latino Child and Family Research   (United States)

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EID: 75749134095     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888690903510349     Document Type: Article

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