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Cross-Informant Ratings of the Behavior of Children and Adolescents: The “Gold Standard”

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Renk, K. Cross-Informant Ratings of the Behavior of Children and Adolescents: The “Gold Standard”. J Child Fam Stud 14, 457–468 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-005-7182-2

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