Community violence exposure and associated behavior problems among children and adolescents in residential treatment

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-135

  Guterman, Neil B ^a   Cameron, Mark ^b   Hahm, Hyeouk C ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Community violence; Residential treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0037501353     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v06n02_06     Document Type: Article

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