A meta-analysis of the academic status of students with emotional/behavioral disturbance

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 130-143

  Reid, Robert ^a,d   Gonzalez, Jorge E ^a   Nordness, Philip D ^b   Trout, Alexandra ^c   Epstein, Michael H ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 8644224197     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00224669040380030101     Document Type: Review

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