Is there violence in the neighbourhood? Ask the children

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  Usta, Jinan ^a   Farver, Jo Ann M ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Community violence; Drawings; Lebanon; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRAWING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; VIOLENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ART; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 16344374104     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdh204     Document Type: Article

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