Assessing emotional and behavioural problems with the child behaviour checklist: Exploring the relevance of adjusting the norms for the flemish community

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 213-235

  Braet, Caroline ^a,b   Callens, Justine ^a,c   Schittekatte, Mark ^a,c   Soyez, Veerle ^a,b   Druart, Celina ^a,b   Roeyers, Herbert ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b and Social Psychology ^*  (Belgium)

^c Testpracticum   (Belgium)

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EID: 83455235070     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-51-3-4-213     Document Type: Article

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