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This research was funded in part by grant P50-MH39246 from the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Health and Human Services. The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation and support of school personnel at all levels with special appreciation for the efforts of Coleen Goodwin, Linda Smith, Randy Smith, Cheryl Watkins, and Julie Edmonds. Thanks also to Jerome Short, Mary Gehring, Tim Ayers, and Jenn-Yun Tein for their valuable contributions. Janette Beals is now with the National Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado.
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Roosa, M.W., Beals, J., Sandler, I.N. et al. The role of risk and protective factors in predicting symptomatology in adolescent self-identified children of alcoholic parents. Am J Commun Psychol 18, 725–741 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931239
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