A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of the ABCD Parenting Young Adolescents Program: Rationale and methodology

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Burke, Kylie ^a   Brennan, Leah ^a,b   Roney, Sarah ^a  

^a PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

EID: 77955699595     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-22     Document Type: Article

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