A Longitudinal Analysis of Stress in African American Youth: Predictors and Outcomes of Stress Trajectories

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 419-430

  Schmeelk Cone, Karen H ^a   Zimmerman, Marc A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Youth Violence Prevention Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African American; Longitudinal analysis; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347753255     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025934301468     Document Type: Article

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