The effectiveness of two universal preventive interventions in reducing children's externalizing behavior: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 677-692

  Malti, Tina ^a   Ribeaud, Denis ^b   Eisner, Manuel P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052655504     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.597084     Document Type: Article

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