Promotion as prevention: Positive youth development as protective against tobacco, alcohol, illicit drug, and sex initiation

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 197-211

  Schwartz, Seth J ^a   Phelps, Erin ^b   Lerner, Jacqueline V ^c   Huang, Shi ^a   Brown, C Hendricks ^a   Lewin Bizan, Selva ^b   Li, Yibing ^b   Lerner, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 78149233246     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2010.516186     Document Type: Article

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