The impact of violence exposure on African American youth in context

Youth and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-267

  Myers, Michell A ^a   Sanders Thompson, Vetta L ^b  

^a Third Judicial Circuit Court ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0034347973     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X00032002006     Document Type: Article

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