Low literacy and violence among adolescents in a summer sports program

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 403-411

  Davis, Terry C ^a   Byrd, Robert S ^b   Arnold, Connie L ^a   Auinger, Peggy ^c   Bocchini Jr , Joseph A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Low literacy; Reading; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; READING; SPORTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033055987     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00148-7     Document Type: Article

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