Correlates of help-seeking in adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 705-731

  Schonert Reichl, Kimberly A ^a   Muller, Jennifer R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030493886     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01537450     Document Type: Article

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