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Child and Adolescent Aggression and Maltreatment

Ethnic Differences in Parents' Attitudes toward Girls' Use of Aggression

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Pages 393-413 | Received 29 Jul 2009, Accepted 16 Mar 2010, Published online: 25 May 2010

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