Understanding developmental systems in adolescence: Implications for methodological strategies, data analytic approaches, and training

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-27

  Lerner, Richard M ^a   Lerner, Jacqueline V ^b   De Stefanis, Imma ^b   Apfel, Alison ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0035585386     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558401161003     Document Type: Article

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