A developmental approach to the prevention of adolescent’s aggressive behavior and the promotion of resilience

International Journal of Developmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-246

  Malti, Tina ^a   Noam, Gil G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggressive behavior; Developmental prevention; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013577583     PISSN: 2192001X     EISSN: 21917485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/DEV-2009-3303     Document Type: Article

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