Comparison of two violence prevention curricula for middle school adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-117

  DuRant, Robert H ^a   Treiber, Frank ^b   Getts, Alan ^b   McCloud, Karl ^b   Linder, Charles W ^b   Woods, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fighting; Social cognitive theory; Violence prevention; Weapon carrying

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030220127     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-139X(96)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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