The intention of adolescents to carry a knife or a gun: A study of low-income African-American adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-78

  Lane, Margo A ^a   Cunningham, Shayna D ^b   Ellen, Jonathan M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Delinquency; Gender differences; Victimization; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VICTIM;

EID: 0347989402     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00182-4     Document Type: Article

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