Methodological Issues in the Assessment of the Self-concept of Children with Down Syndrome

Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-40

  Begley, Amanda ^a   Lewis, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; Down syndrome; methodology; self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010110752     PISSN: 13606417     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360641797001457     Document Type: Article

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