Executive cognitive functioning, temperament, and antisocial behavior in conduct-disordered adolescent females

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 629-641

  Giancola, Peter R ^a   Mezzich, Ada C ^a   Tarter, Ralph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0031765190     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.107.4.629     Document Type: Article

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