Innovative Retention Methods in Longitudinal Research: A Case Study of the Developmental Trends Study

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 485-498

  Cotter, Robert B ^a   Burke, Jeffrey D ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^a   Navratil, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 11844268221     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020939626243     Document Type: Article

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