A cognitive-ecological approach to serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders: Application to aggressive behavior

Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-288

  Guerra, Nancy G ^a   Boxer, Paul ^b   Kim, Tia E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 29144501406     PISSN: 01987429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019874290503000303     Document Type: Article

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