Can intervention early prevent crime later? The Abecedarian project compared with other programs

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 319-343

  Clarke, Stevens H ^a   Campbell, Frances A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0032337656     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)80042-8     Document Type: Article

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