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Brief report: Professional perceptions of children with developmental difficulties: The influence of race and socioeconomic status

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  1. University of South Carolina School of Medicine and William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, USA

    Michael L. Cuccaro, Harry H. Wright, Christina V. Rownd & Ruth K. Abramson

  2. University of South Carolina, USA

    Jennifer Waller

  3. South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Columbia

    Don Fender

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Cuccaro, M.L., Wright, H.H., Rownd, C.V. et al. Brief report: Professional perceptions of children with developmental difficulties: The influence of race and socioeconomic status. J Autism Dev Disord 26, 461–469 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172830

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