Positive Adolescent Life Skills Training for High-Risk Teens: Results of a Group Intervention Study

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-191

  Tuttle, Jane ^a   Campbell Heider, Nancy ^a   David, Tamala M ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; POVERTY AREAS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK-TAKING; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33646150428     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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