Child and informant influences on behavioral ratings of preschool children

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-390

  Phillips, Beth M ^a   Lonigan, Christopher J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955594946     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20476     Document Type: Article

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