Children's exposure to community violence

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-173

  Veenema, Tenet Goodwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Community; Family and child health; Mental health; Public health; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; POVERTY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035224253     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2001.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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