Development and validation of a posit-short form: Screening for problem behaviors among adolescents at risk for substance use

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 17-36

  Danseco, Evangeline R ^a   Marques, Paul R ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Assessment; Problem behaviors; Screening test; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011365693     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v11n03_02     Document Type: Article

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