Predictors of children's risk appraisals

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 415-427

  DiLillo, David ^a   Potts, Richard ^b   Himes, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032324754     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)80048-3     Document Type: Article

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