Dating violence in mid-adolescence: Theory, significance, and emerging prevention initiatives

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 435-456

  Wekerle, Christine ^a   Wolfe, David A ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dating violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; THEORY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032914218     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7358(98)00091-9     Document Type: Article

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