Adolescent antisocial behavior as predictor of adverse outcomes to age 50: A follow-up study of 1,947 individuals

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-174

  Samuelson, Yasmina Molero ^a   Hodgins, Sheilagh ^b   Larsson, Agne ^a   Larm, Peter ^a   Tengström, Anders ^a  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Antisocial behavior; At risk populations; Epidemiology; Long term outcomes; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949098068     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809350902     Document Type: Article

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