Multisystemic Family Preservation Therapy: Preliminary Findings From A Study Of Rural And Minority Serious Adolescent Offenders

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 198-206

  Scherer, David G ^a   Brondino, Michael J ^a   Henggeler, Scott W ^a   Melton, Gary B ^a   Hanley, Jerome H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84973700570     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106342669400200402     Document Type: Article

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