The relationship between exposure to community violence and psychological distress among adolescents: A meta-analysis

Violence and Victims

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-352

  Wilson, W Cody ^a   Rosenthal, Beth Spenciner ^b,c  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0042837954     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/vivi.2003.18.3.335     Document Type: Review

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