Aggression and environmental risk among low-income African-American youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 172-178

  Fitzpatrick, Kevin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Aggression; Environmental risk; Violence exposure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CRIME; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030811960     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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