Psychiatry Research
Volume 129, Issue 1 , Pages 75-89 , 30 November 2004

A new look at inter-informant agreement on conduct disorder using a latent class approach

  • Elisa Romano

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 514 343 6111x5423; fax: +1 514 343 2328.
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  • Raymond H. Baillargeon

      Affiliations

    • St. Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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  • Hong-Xing Wu

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7
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  • Mark Zoccolillo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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  • Frank Vitaro

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7
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  • Richard E. Tremblay

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment, University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7

Received 29 July 2003 ,Revised 30 April 2004 ,Accepted 16 June 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.06.017

Psychiatry Research
Volume 129, Issue 1 , Pages 75-89 , 30 November 2004

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