Response of African-American adolescents in North Carolina to gun carrying by school mates

Journal of School Health

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-26

  Martin, Sandra L ^a   Sadowski, Laura S ^b   Cotten, Niki U ^a   McCarraher, Donna R ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEAR; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0029678224     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1996.tb06253.x     Document Type: Article

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