KiVa antibullying program: Overview of evaluation studies based on a randomized controlled trial and national rollout in Finland

International Journal of Conflict and Violence

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 294-302

  Salmivalli, Christina ^a   Poskiparta, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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