The Frequency and Correlates of Violent Behaviors in a Statewide Sample of High School Students

Family and Community Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 38-53

  McKeown, Robert E ^b   Jackson, Kirby L ^b   Valois, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Assaultive behavior; Epidemiology; Prevention; Risk factors; Sexual assault; Substance abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001833245     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199801000-00005     Document Type: Article

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