A framework for assessing violent behaviors in elementary school-age children

Children and Schools

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 83-91

  Bardick, Angela D ^a   Bernes, Kerry B ^b  

^a Therapeutic   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Behavior; Children; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949198301     PISSN: 15328759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cs/30.2.83     Document Type: Review

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