Development of disruptive behaviors in young children: A prospective population-based cohort study

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 633-650

  Baillargeon, Raymond H ^a   Morisset, Alexandre ^b   Keenan, Kate ^c   Normand, Claude L ^d   Séguin, Jean R ^b   Japel, Christa ^d   Cao, Guanqiong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84869784370     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21353     Document Type: Article

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