Preventing emotional and behavioural problems: The effectiveness of parenting programmes with children less than 3 years of age

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-42

  Barlow, Jane ^a,c   Parsons, J ^b   Stewart Brown, S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Institute of Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotional and behavioural adjustment; Infants toddlers; Meta analysis; Parenting programmes; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMBASE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 14544285923     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00447.x     Document Type: Review

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