Lifelong impact of early self-control

American Scientist

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 352-359

  Moffitt, Terrie E ^a   Poulton, Richie ^b   Caspi, Avshalom ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DUNEDIN; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84893355673     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2013.104.352     Document Type: Article

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