Preventing and ameliorating young children's chronic problem behaviors: An ecological classroom-based approach

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-17

  Conroy, Maureen ^a,d   Sutherland, Kevin ^a   Haydon, Todd ^b   Stormont, Melissa ^c   Harmon, Jennifer ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Box 842020 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 59249086372     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20350     Document Type: Article

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