Preventing Serious Conduct Problems in School-Age Youth: The Fast Track Program

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-17

  Slough, Nancy M ^a,b   McMahon, Robert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONDUCT DISORDER; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 41149160740     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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