The EARLY ALLIANCE prevention trial: A dual design to test reduction of risk for conduct problems, substance abuse, and school failure in childhood

Controlled Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 286-302

  Prinz, Ronald J ^a   Dumas, Jean E ^b   Smith, Emilie P ^a   Laughlin, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Conduct problems; Family intervention; Prevention; Risk reduction; School based intervention; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0034066028     PISSN: 01972456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-2456(00)00051-9     Document Type: Article

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