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Self-esteem in national school children in Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Frank Houghton
Affiliation:
Dept. of Humanities, Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick
Hilary Cowley
Affiliation:
Dept. of Public Health, HSE Mid-Western Area, Limerick
Fiona Meehan
Affiliation:
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Kevin Kelleher
Affiliation:
Dept. of Public Health, HSE Mid-Western Area, Limerick, Ireland
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Abstract

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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