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A developmental framework for distinguishing disruptive behavior from normative misbehavior in preschool children
Article first published online: 2 OCT 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01786.x
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Wakschlag, L. S., Briggs-Gowan, M. J., Carter, A. S., Hill, C., Danis, B., Keenan, K., McCarthy, K. J. and Leventhal, B. L. (2007), A developmental framework for distinguishing disruptive behavior from normative misbehavior in preschool children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48: 976–987. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01786.x
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