Successes and challenges in preventing conduct problems in Australian preschool-aged children through the Early Impact (EI) Program

Behaviour Change

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-137

  Larmar, Stephen ^a   Dadds, Mark R ^b   Shochet, Ian ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL; SCREENING; TEACHER; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33749149215     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.23.2.121     Document Type: Article

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