A multi-site study of the ACT Raising Safe Kids program: Predictors of outcomes and attrition

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-24

  Knox, Michele ^a   Burkhart, Kimberly ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Behavior; Discipline; Parent; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894079224     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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