Girls growing up angry: A qualitative study

The Development and Treatment of Girlhood Aggression

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 169-190

  Levene, Kathryn S ^a   Madsen, Kirsten C ^b   Pepler, Debra J ^c  

^a Earlscourt Child and Family Centre   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84909115932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410611307     Document Type: Chapter

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