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The Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS): the development and psychometric properties of a measure of trauma for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities

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The Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS): the development and psychometric properties of a measure of trauma for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. / Wigham, S.; Hatton, C.; Taylor, J. L.
In: Research in Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 32, No. 6, 11.2011, p. 2651-2659.

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Wigham, S, Hatton, C & Taylor, JL 2011, 'The Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS): the development and psychometric properties of a measure of trauma for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities', Research in Developmental Disabilities, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 2651-2659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.008

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Wigham, S., Hatton, C., & Taylor, J. L. (2011). The Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS): the development and psychometric properties of a measure of trauma for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(6), 2651-2659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.008

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Wigham S, Hatton C, Taylor JL. The Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS): the development and psychometric properties of a measure of trauma for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2011 Nov;32(6):2651-2659. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.06.008

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Wigham, S. ; Hatton, C. ; Taylor, J. L. / The Lancaster and Northgate Trauma Scales (LANTS) : the development and psychometric properties of a measure of trauma for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 2011 ; Vol. 32, No. 6. pp. 2651-2659.

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