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We thank the administrators and teachers of the Houston Independent School District for their assistance and Joe Carbonari, Eugene Doughtie, Lynn Rehm, and Richard Rozelle for their comments on the manuscript. The Parent-Child Development Center was originally funded by grants from the Office of Economic Opportunity, Office of Child Development, and Agency for Children, Youth, and Families.
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Johnson, D.L., Walker, T. Primary prevention of behavior problems in mexican-american children. Am J Commun Psychol 15, 375–385 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00915208
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