Assessment of teacher and school psychologist knowledge of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 951-961

  Weyandt, Lisa L ^a   Fulton, Katherine M ^b   Schepman, Steve B ^b   Verdi, Genevieve R ^b   Wilson, Kimberly G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76749085820     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20436     Document Type: Article

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