Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 42-46 , December 2008

Age and gender differences in behavioral problems in Chinese children: Parent and teacher reports

  • Yanyun Yang

      Affiliations

    • Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 10 850 644 8787; fax: +1 10 850 644 8776.
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  • Huijun Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University, United States
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  • Ying Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453, United States
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  • Jenn-Yun Tein

      Affiliations

    • Prevention Research Center, Arizona State University, United States
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  • Xianchen Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, United States

Received 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 26 September 2008.

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PII: S1876-2018(08)00024-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2008.09.005

Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 42-46 , December 2008

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