Growing up under the gun: Children and adolescents coping with violent neighborhoods

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-356

  Duncan, David F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; inner city youth; PTSD; traumatic events; violence

Indexed keywords

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030038255     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02411740     Document Type: Review

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