Disciplinary spanking: The scientific evidence

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 334-335

  Larzelere, Robert E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MISCONDUCT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUNISHMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SPANKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PUNISHMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 51249109121     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181829f30     Document Type: Letter

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