Assessment of Mental Retardation by School Psychologists

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-107

  Lecavalier, Luc ^a   Tassé, Marc J ^a   Lévesque, Stéphanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84993740478     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082957350201700108     Document Type: Article

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