Outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of bullying-prevention programs in the schools

Bullying in American Schools: A Social-Ecological Perspective on Prevention and Intervention

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 269-293

  Leff, Stephen S ^a   Power, Thomas J ^b   Goldstein, Amy B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84917258842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410609700     Document Type: Chapter

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