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Original Articles

Cross Informant Agreement of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2nd Edition (BERS-2) Parent and Youth Rating Scales

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Pages 1-11 | Received 26 Sep 2004, Accepted 25 Nov 2004, Published online: 08 Sep 2008

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