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9 - Methodology and Statistical Approaches for Conducting Valid and Reliable Longitudinal Prevention Science Research

from Methodology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 January 2017

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Jenn-Yun Tein
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Moshe Israelashvili  and
John L. Romano
Moshe Israelashvili
Affiliation:
Tel-Aviv University
John L. Romano
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science , pp. 179 - 205
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