A randomized controlled study of the Virginia student threat assessment guidelines in kindergarten through grade 12

School Psychology Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-115

  Cornell, Dewey G ^a   Allen, Korrie ^b   Fan, Xitao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

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EID: 84860558296     PISSN: 02796015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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