Distress Symptoms Among Urban African American Children and Adolescents
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Distress symptoms among urban African American children and adolescents: a psychometric evaluation of the Checklist of Children's Distress Symptoms.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.6.569