Same constructs, different results: Examining the consistency of two behavior-rating scales with referred preschoolers

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-216

  Myers, Carl L ^a   Bour, Jennifer L ^a   Sidebottom, Kristina J ^a   Murphy, Sara B ^a   Hakman, Melissa ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955609824     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20465     Document Type: Article

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