Mentoring at-risk latino children and their parents: Impact on social skills and problem behaviors

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-136

  Barron McKeagney, Theresa ^a   Woody, Jane D ^a   D'Souza, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

At Risk Behavior; Children; Latinos; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039635766     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007698728775     Document Type: Article

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