The Aggressive Behavior Scale: A New Scale to Measure Aggression Based on the Minimum Data Set

OBJECTIVES: To examine the reliability and validity of the Aggressive Behavior Scale (ABS), derived from the Minimum Data Set (MDS 2.0).

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