Victimization by community violence in young adolescents from a suburban city

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-76

  Kuther, Tara L ^b   Fisher, Celia B ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032354168     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431698018001003     Document Type: Article

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