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The Assessment of the Hispanic Child

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Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology

Childhood is a complex construct that is difficult to define. Childhood is not clearly demarcated by physiological variables. Nor is it clearly delineated by psychological, social, or legal variables.

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Candelaria, M.A., Llorente, A.M. (2009). The Assessment of the Hispanic Child. In: Reynolds, C.R., Fletcher-Janzen, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78867-8_18

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