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Support for this work came from a grant (MH 14547-05) from the NIMH Manpower, Research, and Demonstration Branch for which the authors express sincere appreciation.
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Cowen, E.L., Lotyczewski, B.S. & Weissberg, R.P. Risk and resource indicators and their relationship to young children's school adjustment. Am J Commun Psychol 12, 353–367 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896755
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