Discerning community resilience in disadvantaged communities in the context of violence and injury prevention

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 386-408

  Ahmed, Rashid ^a   Seedat, Mohamed ^b   Van Niekerk, Ashley ^c   Bulbulia, Samed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

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EID: 12944327764     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630403400304     Document Type: Article

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