Correlates of Violent and Nonviolent Behavior among Vulnerable Inner-City Youths

Family and Community Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 38-47

  Powell, Kathleen B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gangs; High risk; Mediating factors; Religion; Resiliency; Social support; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002625877     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199707000-00006     Document Type: Article

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