The moderating effects of pubertal timing on the longitudinal associations between parent-child relationship quality and adolescent substance use

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1044-1064

  Shelton, Katherine H ^a   van den Bree, Marianne B M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78449305341     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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