Psychologists' contribution to the prevention of youth violence

Social Science Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 511-526

  Amodei, Nancy ^a   Scott, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 0036427022     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-3319(02)00226-4     Document Type: Article

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