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Prevention of Youth Violence: Why not Start at the Beginning?

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Tremblay, R.E. Prevention of Youth Violence: Why not Start at the Beginning?. J Abnorm Child Psychol 34, 480–486 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-006-9038-7

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