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Facts and fallacies about primary prevention

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This paper clarifies eight common misconceptions about primary prevention.

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    Thomas P. Gullotta

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George Albee is a professor of psychology at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405.

Thomas Gullotta is executive director of Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut.

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Albee, G.W., Gullotta, T.P. Facts and fallacies about primary prevention. J Primary Prevent 6, 207–218 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01330262

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