Inequality and Adolescent Violence: An Exploration of Community, Family, and Individual Factors

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 486-495

  Bruce, Marino A ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Family; Interpersonal violence; Race ethnicity; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1842432714     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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