A Qualitative Investigation of Perceptions of Violence Risk Factors in Low-Income African American Children

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-171

  Reese, Le'Roy E ^a   Vera, Elizabeth M ^b   Thompson, Kyle ^b   Reyes, Raquel ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035377005     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3002_4     Document Type: Article

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